Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio, commonly referred to as Sassuolo, is an Italian professional football club based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna. Their colours are black and green, hence the nickname Neroverdi.
Paolo Cannavaro is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. After beginning his career with Napoli, he moved to Parma in 1999, where he played alongside his older brother Fabio. Paolo remained with the club for seven seasons, aside from a loan spell with Verona during the 2001–02 season, helping the club reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2005. In 2006, he returned to Napoli, where he was eventually named the club's captain and contributed to the club's resurgence: he helped the team to earn promotion to Serie A in his first season and subsequently aided his side to qualify for the UEFA Cup in 2008, earn a spot in the Champions League in 2011 and win the Coppa Italia in 2012, the club's first title in over 20 years. After eight seasons with Napoli, he moved to Sassuolo in 2014, where he remained until his retirement in 2017. Following the conclusion of his professional football career, he joined his brother as a member of the team's coaching staff at Guangzhou Evergrande and Benevento.
Germán Gustavo Denis is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio club La Fiorita
Roberto De Zerbi is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Simone Zaza is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Serie A club Torino.
Kalidou Koulibaly is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal and captains the Senegal national team.
Vlad Iulian Chiricheș is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Serie B club Cremonese and captains the Romania national team. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back or a defensive midfielder.
Domenico Berardi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Italy national team.
Matteo Politano is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a second striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Italy national team.
Leonardo Pavoletti is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Cagliari and the Italy national team.
The 2014–15 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 68th edition of the national cup in Italian football. Napoli were the defending champions, having won the previous year's final, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Lazio. Juventus emerged victorious with a 2–1 win in extra time, achieving a record tenth title.
The 2015–16 season is Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's third consecutive season in Serie A. The team will compete in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Adam Mohamed Ounas is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Gianluca Scamacca is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club West Ham United and the Italy national team.
Giacomo Raspadori is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Napoli, on loan from Sassuolo, and the Italy national team.
The 2019–20 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season was the club's seventh consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Eleonora Goldoni is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sassuolo in the Serie A and has appeared for the Italy women's national team.
Tommaso Barbieri is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie C Group A club Juventus Next Gen.
Sabrina Tasselli is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Napoli. She has made multiple appearances for the Italy national team.
Chiara Eusebio is an Italian footballer, who has played for the Italy women's national football team. At club level, she most recently played for Sassuolo on loan from Brescia.
