Serie A – Gegrowa scores twice and Azić scores the winning goal, Juventus 2-3 Sassuolo suffer their first defeat of the season.

In the fourth round of the 2026/27 Serie A season, Juventus traveled to Sassuolo for an away game. They were ultimately defeated 3-2 in stoppage time, suffering their first league defeat of the season.

After this match, Juventus finished eighth in Serie A with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, accumulating 7 points. Sassuolo also had a record of 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, but finished ninth due to a lower goal difference.

After the start of the first half, Juventus and Sassuolo traded attacks, each having their share of chances. In the 2nd minute, Nico González almost opened the scoring for Juventus, but his long-range shot hit the crossbar and bounced out. In the 28th minute, Sebastiano Esposito attempted a cross into the box to link up with Domenico Berardi, but Guglielmo Vicario rushed out to thwart the play.

In the 33rd minute, Francisco Conceição cut inside from the right and passed back to Tern Kupmenas, whose low shot from the edge of the box was saved by Ariannet Muriqui. In the 36th minute, Esposito played a long pass from midfield, and Josh Doig broke into the box from the left before firing a shot that went just wide. In the 43rd minute, Berardi unleashed a long-range shot from outside the box, but it was saved by Vicario.

After the break, both sides continued the attacking and defensive rhythm of the first half. In the 46th minute, Douglas Luis intercepted the ball on the left wing and delivered a through pass, but Krim Alaibegovic's long-range shot was brilliantly saved by Muriqui. In the 47th minute, Esposito broke through on the right wing and delivered a cross, but Berardi's powerful shot from outside the box was blocked by Vicario. In the 61st minute, Alaibegovic cut inside from the left wing and unleashed a long-range shot, which was again brilliantly saved by Muriqui.

In the 65th minute, Sassuolo finally broke the deadlock: Nemanja Matic crossed from the right wing into the penalty area, and Esposito fired a low shot into the far corner to open the scoring. In the 74th minute, Vasily Ajic broke through the middle and passed the ball to Simone Sinkegrano, whose low shot found the net, but the referee ruled him offside.

After that, the game became increasingly exciting. In the 82nd minute, Zeki Celiq's cross from the left wing caused Muriqui to make a mistake, and Edon Gegrowa seized the opportunity to fire a powerful shot into the net to equalize. In the 84th minute, Gegrowa's corner kick from the right was headed just wide by Nick Waltermad at the far post. In the 89th minute, Daryl Bacola broke through on the left wing, drawing defenders before crossing to assist Kieran Bowie for a low shot into the net. In the first minute of stoppage time in the second half, Gegrowa cut inside from the right wing, played a one-two with Muani, and then fired a low shot to make it 2-2.

Just when the match seemed destined for a draw, Sassuolo pulled off a dramatic turn of events: in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, Armand Laurient delivered a long pass from the right wing, and Arjić broke into the penalty area before curling a shot into the net. Thanks to Arjić's last-minute goal, Sassuolo secured a 3-2 victory.

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