Serie A | Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli: De Bruyne goal on perfect debut

Josh Doig tested Alex Meret after a surge down the left, but McTominay almost added another on the stroke of half-time, his right-foot curler from the edge of the box smacking against the crossbar.

Domenico Berardi celebrated a new contract this week and nearly marked it with a goal, his ferocious snapshot flashing across the face of goal to skim the far post.

Napoli hit the woodwork for the second time on 55 minutes, this time Politano’s deflected effort off the post from a McTominay assist, with Lucca unable to get on the rebound.

De Bruyne scored a goal on his Serie A debut, even if it was unintentional, because his free kick from the touchline skimmed the heads of both Lucca and McTominay to bounce off the ground and in at the far bottom corner.

Tarek Muharemovic tested an uncertain Alex Meret from distance, but Sassuolo went down to 10 men as Ismael Koné received a second yellow card for his clumsy sliding tackle on Lucca.

Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli

McTominay 17 (N), De Bruyne 57 (N)

Sent off: Koné 79 (S)

23-08-2025 17:30 MatchDay 1 Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore

Sassuolo

Napoli 0 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

17'

Scott McTominay (Assist: Matteo Politano)

2nd half

		46'		Lorenzo Lucca
Domenico Berardi		56'
		57'

Kevin De Bruyne Ismaël Koné

67'     Ismaël Koné

79'    

Match statistic

38 Possession % 62 7 Total shots 13 2 Shots on target 4 4 Shots off target 4 1 Blocked shots 5 1 Corners 2 17 Fouls 17 Sassuolo Napoli

Starting lineups

Stefano Turati Goalkeeper

Josh Doig Defender 81'

Filippo Romagna Defender

Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender

Tarik Muharemovic Defender Daniel Boloca Midfielder

Ismaël Koné Midfielder Luca Lipani Midfielder 73'

Andrea Pinamonti Attacker 90'

Armand Lauriente Attacker 81'

Domenico Berardi Attacker 90'

Alex Meret Goalkeeper

Amir Rrahmani Defender

Giovanni Di Lorenzo Defender

Juan Jesus Defender

Mathías Olivera Defender 89'

Frank Anguissa Midfielder

Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder

Scott McTominay Midfielder 89'

Stanislav Lobotka Midfielder 82' Lorenzo Lucca Attacker 82'

Matteo Politano Attacker

76'

Substitutes

Filippo Missori Defender Cristian Volpato Midfielder

Giacomo Satalino Goalkeeper Gioele Zacchi Goalkeeper Edoardo Pieragnolo Defender Samuele Mulattieri Attacker

Arijanet Muric Goalkeeper Agustín Álvarez Attacker Jay Idzes Defender Alieu Fadera Midfielder 73' Andrea Ghion Defender 81'

Fali Candé Defender 81' Luca Moro Attacker 90' Nicholas Pierini Attacker 90' Nikita Contini Goalkeeper Alessandro Zanoli Defender

Vanja Milinković-Savić Goalkeeper

Alessandro Buongiorno Defender Pasquale Mazzocchi Defender Giuseppe Ambrosino Attacker

Walid Cheddira Attacker Sam Beukema Defender Luca Marianucci Defender Luis Hasa Midfielder

David Neres Attacker 76'

Billy Gilmour Midfielder 82'

Noa Lang Attacker 82'

Leonardo Spinazzola Defender 89'

Antonio Vergara Midfielder

89'