Sassuolo vs Inter Highlights and Goals

Serie A

5:00 PMFebruary 8, 2026

Regular Season - 24

Sassuolo

Show Score

0 - 5

HT:(0 - 2)

Inter

MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore

Referee: Daniele Chiffi, Italy

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Sassuolo

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Inter

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Match Stats

Ball possession

38%

62%

0.78

Expected goals (xG)

2.59

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

7

Total shots

23

2

Shots on target

11

2

Shots off target

5

3

Blocked shots

7

5

Shots inside box

17

2

Shots outside box

6

5

Corner kicks

6

3

Offsides

1

Passing

318

Total passes

530

262 (82%)

Accurate passes

481 (91%)

Discipline

6

Fouls

10

2

Yellow cards

1

1

Red cards

0

4

Goalkeeper saves

1

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Lineup

Sassuolo

4-3-3

49 G Arijanet Murić 6.3

3 D Josh Doig 6.0

80 D Tarik Muharemović 6.2

21 D Jay Idzes 6.2

6 D Sebastian Walukiewicz 5.6

90 M Ismael Koné 7.3

18 M Nemanja Matić 54' 54' Unsportsmanlike conduct 5.9

42 M Kristian Thorstvedt 6.2

45 F Armand Laurienté 6.9

99 F Andrea Pinamonti 6.2

10 F Domenico Berardi (C) 6.7

Substitutes

24 F Luca Moro

40 M Aster Vranckx

20 F Alieu Fadera

11 M Daniel Boloca

7 M Cristian Volpato

50 M Darryl Bakola

44 M Edoardo Iannoni

66 D Pedro Felipe

19 D Filippo Romagna

16 G Gioele Zacchi

12 G Giacomo Satalino

8 F M'Bala Nzola 71' Replaced by A. Pinamonti 6.6

23 D Ulisses Garcia 71' Replaced by J. Doig 6.3

35 M Luca Lipani 60' Replaced by A. Lauriente 6.3

25 D Woyo Coulibaly 60' Replaced by D. Berardi 6.5

Coach

Fabio Grosso

Inter

3-5-2

1 G Yann Sommer 7.2

95 D Alessandro Bastoni 7.5

25 D Manuel Akanji 54' 8.5

31 D Yann Bisseck 11' 8.2

32 M Federico Dimarco 82' Tripping 11' 28' 54' 9.0

22 M Henrikh Mkhitaryan 6.6

7 M Piotr Zieliński 7.7

8 M Petar Sučić 6.9

11 M Luís Henrique 89' 7.9

9 F Marcus Thuram 28' 7.3

10 F Lautaro Martínez (C) 50' 8.0

Substitutes

41 M Issiaka Kamate

43 D Matteo Cocchi

30 D Carlos Augusto

6 D Stefan de Vrij

15 D Francesco Acerbi

13 G Josep Martínez

12 G Raffaele Di Gennaro

94 F Francesco Pio Esposito 76' Replaced by L. Martinez 6.7

14 F Ange-Yoan Bonny 76' Replaced by M. Thuram 6.5

17 M Andy Diouf 71' Replaced by H. Mkhitaryan 6.9

36 D Matteo Darmian 64' Replaced by A. Bastoni 6.6

16 M Davide Frattesi 64' Replaced by P. Zielinski 6.3

Coach

Cristian Chivu

Serie A Standings - Serie A

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Inter	23	18	1	4	52-19	33	55	D No match found W 17 January: Udinese 0 - 1 Inter W 23 January: Inter 6 - 2 Pisa W 01 February: Cremonese 0 - 2 Inter W 08 February: Sassuolo 0 - 5 Inter
2	AC Milan	23	14	8	1	38-17	21	50	D 11 January: Fiorentina 1 - 1 AC Milan W 15 January: Como 1 - 3 AC Milan W 18 January: AC Milan 1 - 0 Lecce D 25 January: AS Roma 1 - 1 AC Milan W 03 February: Bologna 0 - 3 AC Milan
3	Napoli	24	15	4	5	36-23	13	49	D 14 January: Napoli 0 - 0 Parma W 17 January: Napoli 1 - 0 Sassuolo L 25 January: Juventus 3 - 0 Napoli W 31 January: Napoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina W 07 February: Genoa 2 - 3 Napoli
4	Juventus	23	13	6	4	39-18	21	45	W 12 January: Juventus 5 - 0 Cremonese W No match found L No match found W 01 February: Parma 1 - 4 Juventus W No match found
5	AS Roma	23	14	1	8	27-14	13	43	W 06 January: Lecce 0 - 2 AS Roma W 10 January: AS Roma 2 - 0 Sassuolo W 18 January: Torino 0 - 2 AS Roma D 25 January: AS Roma 1 - 1 AC Milan L 02 February: Udinese 1 - 0 AS Roma
6	Como	23	11	8	4	37-16	21	41	D 10 January: Como 1 - 1 Bologna L 15 January: Como 1 - 3 AC Milan W 19 January: Lazio 0 - 3 Como W 24 January: Como 6 - 0 Torino D 01 February: Como 0 - 0 Atalanta
7	Atalanta	23	9	9	5	30-20	10	36	W 07 January: Bologna 0 - 2 Atalanta W 10 January: Atalanta 2 - 0 Torino D 16 January: Pisa 1 - 1 Atalanta W 25 January: Atalanta 4 - 0 Parma D 01 February: Como 0 - 0 Atalanta
8	Lazio	23	8	8	7	24-21	3	32	D No match found W No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found
9	Udinese	23	9	5	9	26-34	-8	32	W No match found D No match found L No match found W 02 February: Udinese 1 - 0 AS Roma W No match found
10	Bologna	24	8	6	10	32-31	1	30	W 15 January: Verona 2 - 3 Bologna L 18 January: Bologna 1 - 2 Fiorentina L 25 January: Genoa 3 - 2 Bologna L 03 February: Bologna 0 - 3 AC Milan L 08 February: Bologna 0 - 1 Parma
11	Sassuolo	23	8	5	10	27-29	-2	29	L 10 January: AS Roma 2 - 0 Sassuolo L 17 January: Napoli 1 - 0 Sassuolo L No match found W 31 January: Pisa 1 - 3 Sassuolo W No match found
12	Cagliari	23	7	7	9	28-31	-3	28	D 08 January: Cremonese 2 - 2 Cagliari L 12 January: Genoa 3 - 0 Cagliari W 17 January: Cagliari 1 - 0 Juventus W 24 January: Fiorentina 1 - 2 Cagliari W 31 January: Cagliari 4 - 0 Verona
13	Torino	24	7	6	11	24-42	-18	27	L 10 January: Atalanta 2 - 0 Torino L 18 January: Torino 0 - 2 AS Roma L 24 January: Como 6 - 0 Torino W 01 February: Torino 1 - 0 Lecce D 07 February: Fiorentina 2 - 2 Torino
14	Parma	24	6	8	10	16-30	-14	26	D 14 January: Napoli 0 - 0 Parma D 18 January: Parma 0 - 0 Genoa L 25 January: Atalanta 4 - 0 Parma L 01 February: Parma 1 - 4 Juventus W 08 February: Bologna 0 - 1 Parma
15	Cremonese	23	5	8	10	20-31	-11	23	D 08 January: Cremonese 2 - 2 Cagliari L 12 January: Juventus 5 - 0 Cremonese D 19 January: Cremonese 0 - 0 Verona L 25 January: Sassuolo 1 - 0 Cremonese L 01 February: Cremonese 0 - 2 Inter
16	Genoa	24	5	8	11	29-37	-8	23	W 12 January: Genoa 3 - 0 Cagliari D 18 January: Parma 0 - 0 Genoa W 25 January: Genoa 3 - 2 Bologna L 30 January: Lazio 3 - 2 Genoa L 07 February: Genoa 2 - 3 Napoli
17	Lecce	23	4	6	13	13-30	-17	18	L 14 January: Inter 1 - 0 Lecce L 18 January: AC Milan 1 - 0 Lecce L No match found D No match found L No match found
18	Fiorentina	24	3	9	12	27-38	-11	18	D 11 January: Fiorentina 1 - 1 AC Milan W 18 January: Bologna 1 - 2 Fiorentina L 24 January: Fiorentina 1 - 2 Cagliari L 31 January: Napoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina D 07 February: Fiorentina 2 - 2 Torino
19	Pisa	24	1	12	11	19-40	-21	15	D 10 January: Udinese 2 - 2 Pisa D 16 January: Pisa 1 - 1 Atalanta L 23 January: Inter 6 - 2 Pisa L 31 January: Pisa 1 - 3 Sassuolo D 06 February: Verona 0 - 0 Pisa
20	Verona	24	2	9	13	18-41	-23	15	L 15 January: Verona 2 - 3 Bologna D 19 January: Cremonese 0 - 0 Verona L 26 January: Verona 1 - 3 Udinese L 31 January: Cagliari 4 - 0 Verona D 06 February: Verona 0 - 0 Pisa

Qualification/Relegation

• Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
• Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
• Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
• Relegation - Serie B

Inter Milan delivered a resounding 5-0 thrashing to Sassuolo, with Federico Dimarco leading the charge with a hat-trick of assists.

Inter Milan demonstrated their title credentials with a dominant performance at the MAPEI Stadium, solidifying their position atop the Serie A table.

The league leaders arrived in red-hot form. Sassuolo, in 11th, sought a crucial upset on home turf.

Inter quickly asserted control, opening the scoring in the 11th minute. Yann Bisseck headed home firmly from a precise Federico Dimarco cross.

The visitors doubled their advantage after 28 minutes. Marcus Thuram slotted the ball past the goalkeeper following another exquisite Dimarco delivery.

Sassuolo briefly thought they had found a lifeline. Kristian Thorstvedt saw his effort disallowed for offside after a VAR review in the 41st minute.

Inter entered halftime with a comfortable two-goal lead, having dictated the pace of the match. Sassuolo faced an immense challenge to salvage anything.

The second half began with Inter immediately extending their lead. Lautaro Martinez fired a powerful shot into the net in the 50th minute.

Momentum swung further in Inter’s favour four minutes later. Manuel Akanji scored Inter’s fourth goal, yet again benefiting from a sublime Dimarco delivery.

Sassuolo’s afternoon turned from bad to worse simultaneously. Midfielder Nemanja Matic received two quick yellow cards for unsportsmanlike conduct in the 54th minute, resulting in a red card and leaving his side with ten men.

With a commanding lead and a man advantage, Inter made several substitutions. Piotr Zielinski and Alessandro Bastoni entered, maintaining the high tempo.

Inter were not finished, pushing for a fifth goal. Substitute Luis Henrique curled a magnificent strike past the helpless goalkeeper in the 89th minute, completing the rout.

Inter’s statistical dominance underlined their performance, commanding 62% possession and 23 total shots, 11 on target. Their xG of 2.59 significantly dwarfed Sassuolo’s 0.78.

This emphatic victory firmly establishes Inter’s authority at the Serie A summit, strengthening their title aspirations. For Sassuolo, it marks a significant setback, highlighting areas for urgent improvement.