Sassuolo and Frosinone share points in Coppa Italia thriller
Sassuolo and Frosinone drew 1-1 after ninety minutes in the Coppa Italia Round of 32 before Frosinone won 4-2 on penalties on September 2, 2026. Benjamin Dominguez opened the scoring for the hosts in the thirty-sixth minute, but Aleksa Terzić equalised just before half-time. The match ended with a penalty shootout after a cancelled VAR goal for Matteo Cichella in the seventy-fifth minute.
Sassuolo took an early lead through Dominguez, who finished a move in the thirty-sixth minute. Frosinone responded before the break when Terzić found the net in the forty-fifth minute plus two. Coach Massimiliano Alvini saw a yellow card in the twenty-fifth minute, while Kevin Akpoguma and Simone Cinquegrano collected bookings for Frosinone later on.
The turning point came in the seventy-fifth minute when referee cancelled a goal for Cichella after VAR review. That decision kept the match level and sent it to penalties. Sassuolo made six substitutions during the second half, bringing on Volpato, Obrador, Akpoguma, Terzić, Lipani and Bowie. Frosinone also reshuffled their side with Grillitsch, Akpoguma, Terzić, Birligea and El Azzouzi among those brought on.
In the shootout, Frosinone scored through Bobcek, Berardi, El Rakhawy, Esposito, Thorstvedt and Zerbin. Sassuolo converted Bakola and Esposito, but Amey and Hasa missed their attempts. The visitors won four penalties to Sassuolo's two, ending their opponents' hopes of progressing further in the competition.
Across ninety minutes, Frosinone held 52 per cent possession and registered seven shots on target compared to Sassuolo's three. The hosts managed six corners while the visitors earned five. Sassuolo made six saves from their goalkeeper and completed 274 passes from 348 attempts, while Frosinone recorded 318 successful passes from 379.
The result means Frosinone advance to the next round of the Coppa Italia. Sassuolo's recent form included a 2-1 win over Torino and a 3-0 victory against Cesena before this draw. Frosinone had beaten Fiorentina 3-0 and lost to Juventus 1-0 in their previous outings.
