Sassuolo vs Juventus: Match Preview and Streaming Info
Juventus arrive in Emilia-Romagna patched up, understrength and under scrutiny. Sassuolo, sitting mid-table and quietly gathering momentum, sense an opportunity.
Kick-off at the Mapei Stadium is set for 19:45 on 13 September 2026, with the game available across a wide global network of broadcasters. From DAZN in the UK, Germany and France to Paramount+ in the United States, Disney+ in large parts of Latin America, and SuperSport in South Africa, the match will be hard to miss. Fans in India and Bangladesh can tune in via ZEE5, while Match TV carries the game in Russia, Sport TV in Portugal, and Ziggo Sport in the Netherlands. In much of North and South America, Disney+ holds the rights, while Arena Sport covers the Balkans and StarTimes blankets large parts of Africa.
Wherever you are, there is likely a legal broadcaster within reach.
The VPN route
For those blocked by local restrictions, many supporters will lean on a VPN to follow the action. By connecting through a server in a country where the game is being shown, viewers can access their chosen broadcaster’s stream as if they were watching locally.
The process is straightforward: subscribe to a reputable VPN service, install the app, pick a server in a broadcasting territory, clear your browser cache if needed, then head to the broadcaster’s site or app and start the stream. On smart TVs and devices like Amazon Fire TV Stick or Google Chromecast with Google TV, VPN apps can be installed directly. On platforms such as Apple TV, Roku or games consoles, the workaround usually involves Smart DNS or casting from a VPN-connected phone or laptop.
However you get it on, this is a fixture that promises tension.
Team news: Sassuolo relatively settled, Juventus stretched thin
Alberto Aquilani’s Sassuolo are not at full strength, but their issues are nothing like the injury storm battering Juventus.
Sassuolo are missing Fali Candé, Ismael Koné, Edoardo Pieragnolo, Daniel Boloca, Yeferson Paz, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Cristian Volpato and Darryl Bakola. No suspensions have been reported, so Aquilani still has a stable core to build around.
Arijanet Muric is expected to start in goal. In front of him, a back four of Fedde Leysen, Jay Idzes, Josh Doig and Simone Cinquegrano should provide a mix of height, aggression and energy on the flanks. Nemanja Matic, the veteran metronome, is set to sit in midfield alongside Vasilije Adžić, tasked with shielding the defence and dictating tempo.
Ahead of them, Kieron Bowie, Sebastiano Esposito and Armand Laurienté are likely to operate as the creative and attacking support, buzzing around the final third and looking to exploit any uncertainty in a makeshift Juventus back line.
On the opposite bench, Luciano Spalletti is juggling absences all over the pitch. Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Kenan Yildiz, Juan Cabal, Weston McKennie, Arkadiusz Milik, Jeremie Boga and Jeff Ekhator are all unavailable, leaving Juventus light on both experience and depth.
Guglielmo Vicario is set to guard the goal. The defence in front of him is expected to feature Jhon Lucumí, Gleison Bremer, Mehmet Zeki Çelik and Pierre Kalulu – a group strong in duels but still learning one another’s movements. In midfield and attack, Spalletti is likely to turn to Teun Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz, Nico González, Kerim Alajbegovic and Chico Conceição to feed Randal Kolo Muani, who carries the main goalscoring burden.
One potential boost: Senegalese midfielder Pape Matar Sarr has been edging back towards full fitness and could offer extra legs and bite in midfield if he is passed fit to feature.
Form guide: Sassuolo dangerous at home, Juventus quietly efficient
Sassuolo do not look like a side ready to roll over. Across their last five competitive games, they have picked up two wins, two draws and one defeat, with a Coppa Italia victory over Cesena included in that run. They have scored eight and conceded six in that stretch – numbers that underline both their attacking threat and their defensive vulnerability.
At home in Serie A, they have already shown teeth. A 2-1 win over Torino marked their last league outing in front of their own fans, and they followed that with a 2-2 draw away to Bologna. Their only league loss in this period came against Atalanta, a reminder that when the opposition press relentlessly, Sassuolo can be pushed back.
Juventus, by contrast, have been grinding. Two wins and two draws from their last four competitive fixtures tell the story of a team that is hard to beat, if not yet fully fluent. Their only recent defeat came in a pre-season friendly against Inter, which will concern supporters far less than the points banked since.
In Serie A, they remain unbeaten. Victories away at Frosinone and Parma laid the foundation, before a 1-1 draw with AC Milan offered a first serious test of their credentials. Four goals scored and just two conceded in three league matches speak to a controlled, pragmatic approach, with a clean sheet on the opening day at Frosinone setting the tone defensively.
This is not the free-flowing Juventus of old, but it is a side that knows how to manage games.
Head-to-head: Juventus edge it, but Sassuolo know how to hurt them
Recent history between these two has been tight and occasionally fiery.
Their last meeting, at the Allianz Stadium in March 2026, finished 1-1. Before that, Juventus stamped their authority with a 3-0 win away at Sassuolo in January 2026, a reminder of what can happen when their attacking patterns click and the pressure becomes relentless.
Across the last five Serie A clashes between the clubs, Juventus have won three times and Sassuolo twice. Eleven goals have been shared in those games, a tally that hints at open contests rather than cagey stalemates.
Sassuolo know they can score against this opponent. Juventus know they cannot drift through this fixture on reputation alone.
The table and the stakes
The standings add a layer of intrigue. Sassuolo come into the game in tenth place, safely in mid-table but close enough to the pack above to dream of something more. A win here would sharpen those ambitions and send a message that they intend to be more than just awkward opposition this season.
Juventus sit sixth, peering up at the Champions League places and aware that every dropped point now will be felt when the run-in tightens. With injuries biting and the schedule unforgiving, Spalletti’s side cannot afford to let supposedly manageable fixtures slip away.
A home side with momentum and nothing to fear. A giant short of bodies but not expectation. At 19:45 on Sunday, we find out which story takes hold.
