Overview
- Scott McTominay headed in after 17 minutes from Matteo Politano’s cross to register the first goal of the Serie A season.
- Kevin De Bruyne marked his Serie A bow with a 57th-minute free-kick that went straight in, and Opta recorded him as Napoli’s oldest outfield debutant in the three-point era.
- Alex Meret started in goal ahead of new signing Vanja Milinkovic-Savic as Napoli retained much of last season’s structure.
- Sassuolo finished with 10 men after Ismaël Koné received a second yellow card in the 79th minute for a foul on Lorenzo Lucca.
- With Romelu Lukaku sidelined for three to four months by a thigh injury, Lorenzo Lucca led the attack but was unable to take his chances.