Sassuolo midfielder Vasilije Adzic scored a last-gasp winner against his parent club to consign Juventus to their first defeat of the season after a five-goal thriller on Sunday, while Napoli broke a three-match losing streak to beat Bologna. Edon Zhegrova twice drew Juve level at the Mapei Stadium, including scoring within two minutes of Kieron Bowie’s 89th-minute strike, but the Turin club were caught on the counter as Adzic steered home the winner with the last kick of the game.
Sassuolo midfielder Vasilije Adzic scored a last-gasp winner against his parent club to consign Juventus to their first defeat of the season after a five-goal thriller on Sunday.
“The team could have won it in the final minutes. They deserved to turn things around, but they lost their balance by attacking with eight players,” Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti told DAZN. “But we also have to take the positive side of this. It all stems from the desire to go and finish the game. Spalletti faced an injury crisis, with nine first-team players out, and the starting side he picked made history as the first Juventus lineup in Serie A history not to feature a single Italian outfield player. But the game burst into life after the break and Sassuolo took the lead in the 65th minute when Nemanja Matic slipped in Sebastiano Esposito, who kept his composure to find the bottom corner on his first start for his new club. The action was far from done, however, as Zhegrova levelled again with a powerful finish before Juventus were caught out at the death when pushing forward in search of a winner as Adzic struck against his parent club.
It was badly needed after Napoli picked up just three points from their first three league games — the club’s worst start in 11 years — before a midweek Champions League defeat to Arsenal.
