Juventus vs Sassuolo LIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goals in Serie A as Douglas Costa sees red
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Your support makes all the difference.Cristiano Ronaldo continues his search for a first goal since joining Juventus in the summer as they take on Sassuolo in Serie A looking to maintain their perfect start to the season.
The £100m acquisition has not been able to rekindle his incredible goalscoring feat from his Real Madrid days since arriving in Turin, but manager Massimiliano Allegri believes today is the day for Ronaldo to break his duck after insisting “he will score” against Sassuolo. Ronaldo should at least head into the game fresh as he was left out of the Portugal squad during the international break in order to focus on his new club, having shown signs of fatigue after his World Cup commitments.
But the Modena-based Sassuolo are one of the surprise packages in Italy this season, as they head to the Allianz Stadium unbeaten this season following wins over Genoa and Inter Milan and a 2-2 draw with Cagliari.
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What time does it start?
Juventus vs Sassuolo kicks off at 2:00pm BST [3:00pm CET] on Sunday 16 September.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Eleven Sports 2 from 1:50pm BST [2:50pm CET]. You can sign up with Eleven Sports for a 7-day free trial, with subscription costing £5.99 per month or £59.99 per year thereafter.
Odds...
Juventus to win: 2/9
Sassuolo to win: 13/1
Draw: 11/2
(Odds provided by Betfair)
7 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
A really late change to the starting line up sees Cancelo on at right back instead of De Sciglio and he sees off a challenge from Djuricic who tries to find the end of a Sassuolo cross and Juve come at the visitors, Ronaldo has the ball he shoots but it's defended away for a corner
11 minutes: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
Sassuolo clear the corner easily and Boateng is brought down as they try to move the ball forward, they play the free kick quickly but Cancelo dispossesses Duncan, gives the ball to Dybala who squares to Mandzukic, he lays it off to Ronaldo and Matuidi gets in behind the defence and wins another corner
13 minutes: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
Juve win the ball back after it's cleared from the corner, Ronaldo gets the ball and runs towards goal he passes it out to the left and continues into the box, the cross finds him and he jumps too early and sends the header wide.
In the aftermath Ronaldo slaps the floor in frustration knowing he could have done better
17 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
For all of Juve's presence on the pitch and in the stands Sassuolo are confident on the ball Marlon clears a cross from Alex Sandro and Sassuolo look happy to play the ball out from the back, Berardi is hit heavily with a challenge and goes down winning a free kick
19 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
Good effort from Emre Can, Juve try to find an opening in Sassuolo's defence, the three front men Ronaldo, Dybala and Mandzukic combining with Alex Sandro to probe the gaps but the ball comes out to Can who hits it first time with a right footed strike that Consigli watches go past the post
22 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
Corner for Sassuolo, Boateng flicks the ball past Cancelo and Rogerio wins the corner, the ball comes in and Ferrari heads it... straight at Szczesny, an easy save for Juve's goalkeeper
25 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
What defending from Sassuolo, Marlon loses the ball in his own box, Matuidi with the challenge, Dybala gets the first shot off, it's blocked, the ball falls to Mandzukic, he shoots it's blocked again! Risky business from Sassuolo
28 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
Juventus have a free kick mid-way into Sassuolo's half, Ronaldo lines it up but sends it way wide, it was always going to be difficult to score from there, he was about 35 yards out
Might he be trying too hard to get that elusive first goal?
32 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
Sassuolo playing it forward well, they make easy work of Juve's mid-fielders and Berardi shoots from the edge of the box, Alex Sandro blocks it into the path of Ronaldo who bombs down the left wing and cross tries to square it to Madzukic but hispass is wayward
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