Juventus 2-2 Sassuolo: Gianluigi Buffon error gifts visitors a point
Gianluigi Buffon re-signed for Juventus in July after spending 17 years at the club between 2001 and 2018
An error by veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saw Juventus held by Sassuolo at Allianz Stadium.
Leonardo Bonucci opened the scoring after 20 minutes with a deflected strike before Jeremie Boga's deft chip levelled the scores shortly after.
The away side then took the lead just after the interval as Buffon fumbled Francesco Caputo's effort into the net.
Cristiano Ronaldo was on hand to equalise and save his team's blushes with a penalty with 22 minutes left.
The hosts started well in Turin, as they attempted to make it five straight league wins, but Emre Can was unable to convert from close range in the opening moments.
Maurizio Sarri's side then took a deserved lead when captain Bonucci's shot from the edge of the box was deflected into the far corner.
But their lead only lasted two minutes as Boga beat the offside trap and lifted the ball over Buffon to make it 1-1.
Sassuolo, who rise to 12th with this point, regularly tested Juventus' 41-year-old goalkeeper, and he was at fault when they eventually took the lead through Caputo.
The veteran stopper was making his 645th Serie A outing but only his fifth of the season, meaning he is only two appearances from reaching Paulo Maldini's record of 647 games.
Buffon's opposite number, Stefano Turati, who was making his senior debut for Sassuolo, impressed as he made several fine saves to keep out a Ronaldo free-kick, Gonzalo Higuain and Aaron Ramsey late on.
But the young keeper, who was born 11 days after Buffon made his Serie A debut in August 2001, was unable to keep out Ronaldo's powerful spot-kick which earned the Serie A leaders a point.
Ronaldo also had a goal ruled out for offside at 1-2.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Juventus
77Buffon
16Ju Cuadrado
19Bonucci
4de Ligt
12Lobo Silva
30Bentancur
5PjanicBooked at 88mins
33BernardeschiSubstituted forDybalaat 53'minutes
23CanSubstituted forMatuidiat 54'minutes
21HiguaínSubstituted forRamseyat 79'minutes
7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
1Szczesny
2De Sciglio
8Ramsey
10Dybala
13Danilo
14Matuidi
24Rugani
28Demiral
31Pinsoglio
Sassuolo
63Turati
22ToljanBooked at 78mins
19Romagna
2Santos da Silva Barbosa
77KyriakopoulosBooked at 81mins
7BogaSubstituted forPelusoat 90'minutes
4Magnanelli
73LocatelliBooked at 65mins
10DjuricicBooked at 39minsSubstituted forMüldürat 72'minutesBooked at 87mins
23TraoreSubstituted forDuncanat 62'minutes
9Caputo
Substitutes
8Duncan
13Peluso
14Obiang
17Müldür
18Raspadori
33Tripaldelli
35Piccinini
36Mazzitelli
44Ghion
56Pegolo
64Russo
68Bourabia
Referee:
Federico La Penna
Match Stats
Home TeamJuventusAway TeamSassuolo
Possession
Home57%
Away43%
Shots
Home29
Away9
Shots on Target
Home9
Away4
Corners
Home9
Away2
Fouls
Home11
Away14
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Match ends, Juventus 2, Sassuolo 2.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Sassuolo 2.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Sandro with a cross.
Posted at 90'+3'
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
Posted at 90'+2'
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
SubstitutionPosted at 90'
Substitution, Sassuolo. Federico Peluso replaces Jeremie Boga.
Posted at 89'
Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
BookingPosted at 88'
Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 88'
Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
Posted at 88'
Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 88'
Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
BookingPosted at 87'
Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 87'
Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
Posted at 84'
Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 84'
Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
Posted at 83'
Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Posted at 82'
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
Posted at 81'
Offside, Sassuolo. Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Jeremie Boga is caught offside.
BookingPosted at 81'
Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
Posted at 79'
Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
BookingPosted at 78'
Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 77'
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 77'
Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
Posted at 77'
Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Posted at 76'
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Juventus).
Posted at 76'
Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 76'
Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
Posted at 76'
Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 73'
Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
Posted at 73'
Stefano Turati (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 73'
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefano Turati.
Posted at 73'
Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Sassuolo. Mert Müldür replaces Filip Djuricic.
Posted at 71'
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
Posted at 70'
Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
Goal!Posted at 68'
Goal! Juventus 2, Sassuolo 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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