Juventus were in scintillating form, brushing aside Sassuolo with a masterclass from Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain.
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Gigi Buffon
Made a great save early on to deny Sassuolo but he was at fault for the goal, getting himself caught out with a rare mistake judgement. Rarely troubled after that.
5.5 / 10
Stephan Lichtsteiner
Gave the kind of performance that makes you wonder if it was a good idea to leave him out of the CL squad. Could and should have scored a goal and made a fantastic goal-line clearance. Superb.
6.5 / 10
Giorgio Chiellini
Had a chance to add to Juve’s goal tally but his header was just wide. Defensively sound, good tackling. Solid.
6.0 / 10
Leonardo Bonucci
Should have added to the score but his header blazed just wide of the far post. Played the ball out from defence with typical composure and made some decent interceptions as well.
6.0 / 10
Medhi Benatia
Seems all the more impressive the more often he plays. Kept Ragusa in his pocket for the duration of the game. A promising display.
6.0 / 10
Miralem Pjanic
Sublime range of passing, looked as though he had been playing in this midfield for years, great understanding with his teammates already and a goal to cap off a great debut!
6.5 / 10
Sami Khedira
Another game, another key performance, creating space for his teammates, getting into the box at every chance and setting up a goal for Higuain. So important to Juve’s midfield and the club are still unbeaten in Serie A whenever he has started matches.
7.5 / 10
Mario Lemina
Exceptional in front of the defenders today, 97% of passes completed (100% in the first half) – Tackled well but it was his range of passing that really impressed, regularly looking to get Juve moving. Excellent
7.0 / 10
Alex Sandro
Looked more like his usual self after a poor display in the opening weeks. Good crosses in from the left, often cutting in to try and create. Had a half-chance to score. Improved
6.0 / 10
Gonzalo Higuain
What to say? Put Juve ahead with the game barely started and soon scored a second to make the game comfortable. Ran in and around the Sassuolo defence at every opportunity and showed clinical finishing – Man of the Match.
8.0 / 10
Paulo Dybala
Played with more freedom than last season, dropping deep to collect the ball, linking up with Pjanic to create chances, providing assists for Higuain….sublime !
7.5 / 10
Max Allegri
Fielded his best Juve XI and the result shows that. No doubt, he’ll be mad they didn’t score more, but the balance in the team was perfect and Sassuolo barely saw any of the ball for 90 mins. Great subs to keep the attack and midfield ticking over. Bravo Mister !
Substitutes
Mario Mandzukic
Came on late with the game already won – Had few opportunities to create anything of note.
N/A
Marko Pjaca
Came on late with the game already won – Had few opportunities to create anything of note.
N/A
Hernanes
Came on late with the game already won – Had few opportunities to create anything of note.
N/A