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Juventus vs Sassuolo LIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goals in Serie A as Douglas Costa sees red

Follow the latest from the Serie A encounter in Turin

Michael Jones
Sunday 16 September 2018 14:15 BST
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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)

FULL TIME: Juventus 2 - 1 Sassuolo

Red Card! Costa gets sent off via VAR, he made two horrendous challenges and spat on a player, the last act of the match was the ref pulling out the card before blowing the whistle

Michael Jones16 September 2018 15:59

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