2013–14 US Sassuolo Calcio season

The 2013–14 season was Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's first ever season in Serie A after having been promoted at the end of the 2012–13 season. The club struggled throughout the season and finished 17th, avoiding relegation. They were eliminated from the Coppa Italia in the fourth round.

Sassuolo

2013–14 season
President	Carlo Rossi
Manager	Eusebio Di Francesco
Stadium	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Serie A	17th
Coppa Italia	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Domenico Berardi (16) All: Domenico Berardi (16)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Alberto Pomini (vice-captain)
2	DF	ITA	Raffaele Pucino
3	DF	ITA	Alessandro Longhi
4	MF	ITA	Francesco Magnanelli (captain)
5	DF	ITA	Luca Antei
6	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Ariaudo
7	MF	ITA	Simone Missiroli
8	MF	ITA	Luca Marrone (on loan from Juventus)
9	FW	ITA	Sergio Floccari
10	FW	ITA	Simone Zaza
11	FW	ROU	Marius Alexe (on loan from Dinamo București)
14	FW	ITA	Gaetano Masucci
15	DF	ITA	Francesco Acerbi
16	MF	ITA	Davide Biondini
17	FW	ITA	Nicola Sansone
19	MF	COL	Alexis Zapata (on loan from Udinese)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ITA	Paolo Bianco
21	MF	ITA	Thomas Manfredini
22	MF	ITA	Matteo Brighi
23	DF	ITA	Marcello Gazzola
25	FW	ITA	Domenico Berardi
26	DF	ITA	Emanuele Terranova
28	DF	ITA	Paolo Cannavaro
33	DF	POR	Pedro Mendes (on loan from Parma)
45	MF	GHA	Raman Chibsah
70	FW	BRA	Diego Farias (on loan from Chievo)
79	GK	ITA	Gianluca Pegolo
83	FW	ITA	Antonio Floro Flores
86	DF	SUI	Reto Ziegler (on loan from Juventus)
87	DF	ITA	Aleandro Rosi (on loan from Parma)
96	FW	PAR	Antonio Sanabria
99	GK	ITA	Ciro Polito

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	—	17th	25 August 2013	18 May 2014
Coppa Italia	Third round	—	Fourth round	17 August 2013	4 December 2013

Last updated: 18 May 2014

Serie A

Main article: 2013–14 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Cagliari	38	9	12	17	34	53	−19	39
16	Chievo	38	10	6	22	34	54	−20	36
17	Sassuolo	38	9	7	22	43	72	−29	34
18	Catania (R)	38	8	8	22	34	66	−32	32	Relegation to Serie B
19	Bologna (R)	38	5	14	19	28	58	−30	29

Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 6th public draw.
(Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played)
(R) Relegated

Matches

Torino v Sassuolo

25 August 2013 1	Torino	2–0	Sassuolo	Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Brighi 40' Farnerud  43' Cerci 63' Glik  69' Immobile  81'	Report	Farias  65' Gazzola  85'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 13,418 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Sassuolo v Livorno

1 September 2013 2	Sassuolo	1–4	Livorno	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zaza 66' Rosati  84'	Report	Greco 43',  60' Rosati 69' (o.g.) Paulinho 74' Emeghara 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,929 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Hellas Verona v Sassuolo

15 September 2013 3	Hellas Verona	2–0	Sassuolo	Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Martinho 12' Bianchetti  35' Rômulo  40', 90+3' Janković  87'	Report	Gazzola  73'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 18,433 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Sassuolo v Internazionale

22 September 2013 4	Sassuolo	0–7	Internazionale	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Magnanelli  13' Missiroli  22' Bianco  90'	Report	Palacio 7' Taïder  16', 23' Pucino 33' (o.g.) Álvarez 53' Milito 63', 83' Cambiasso 74'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Carmine Russo

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Coppa Italia

Main article: 2013–14 Coppa Italia