Marlon heads Alex Sandro's dangerous cross from the left out for a Juve corner. It's a wicked delivery in and Turati punches it away at his near post. The young keeper's had a fantastic game.
90'
F. Peluso enters the game and replaces J. Boga.
Sassuolo make their final change. Boga gets a deserved rest for the last few minutes. He'll remember his goal for a while. The left-back Peluso comes on for him.
Juventus have four added minutes in which to snatch a winner. But can they do it?
88'
M. Pjanić gets yellow.
Ramsey has a pop from the centre of the box through a crowd of Sassuolo bodies. Turati scrambles back to gratefully claim it before it goes over the line
Pjanic gets a yellow card for bringing down Caputo as Sassuolo look to counter. The visitors are holding on now.
87'
M. Müldür gets yellow.
Muldur is the next Sassuolo man to find his name in the book as he goes to ground on Alex Sandro. That's five yellow cards for the visitors now.
86'
Sassuolo really are defending tenaciously now. They're making Juventus work for this. Cuadrado centres the ball with Ramsey lurking but it's intercepted. Sassuolo hoof it away.
85'
Bonucci goes for the direct approach. Unfortunately for him his ball lands straight to Turati in the Sassuolo goal. Bentancur is struggling a little. Juve have already used all three of their substitutions.
83'
Duncan tries to see Boga free down the left-hand side but the winger's offside. Up the other end, first Ronaldo fires high and wide from the left of the box, then Dybala latches onto a long pass and skies his effort over the bar.
81'
G. Kyriakopoulos gets yellow.
It's another yellow card for Sassuolo. This time it's Kiriakopoulos. Sassuolo are 10 minutes from their first ever point against Juventus at the Allianz Stadium.
80'
Was that too cautious a change by Sarri? Juve's diamond formation hasn't done too badly today but they're very much the stronger side. Plus they're at home.
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79'
A. Ramsey enters the game and replaces G. Higuaín.
Here it is - surprisingly, it's Higuain who goes off. Ramsey comes on for him. Presumably, Dybala will now take Higuain's place up front alongside Ronaldo. Ramsey will bustle behind them.
78'
J. Toljan gets yellow.
This game's end-to-end now. Toljan gets booked for diving in late on Ronaldo. You just know that Juve are going to win this, don't you?
Ronaldo leaves the free-kick for Pjanic who fires just over the crossbar. Juventus will make their final change now.
76'
Sassuolo now have a shooting opportunity from around 25 yards out. Locatelli aims for the left side of goal but his effort fizzes wide. Not the best.
75'
Duncan gets scythed down by De Ligt right in front of the referee on the halfway line. Sassuolo free-kick. Boga wins another foul shortly after as Matuidi checks his run.
74'
Boga is on the left now. He's too confident in taking on Cuadrado and loses out. Sassuolo have been under the cosh this half but they could still win this.
72'
M. Müldür enters the game and replaces F. Đuričić.
Sassuolo substitution. Duricic makes way for the 20-year-old Turkish defender Muldur.
71'
Now Juve go upfield. Higuain races down the inside-left channel and squares it for Dybala but Ronaldo gets in the way! A few seconds later, Ronaldo tries a few stepovers as he enters the area but is quickly crowded out.
69'
The Juventus fans are singing again now. Sassuolo go on their first foray upfield for a while but Duncan is pickpocketed as he enters the box.
68'
Penalty goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus!
GOAL! 2-2 JUVENTUS! Ronaldo steps up and calmly dispatches the penalty into the bottom left corner, sending Turati the wrong way. The way things are going, Sassuolo have 20 minutes to hang on.
66'
Dybala and Pjanic are standing over the free-kick as Sassuolo assemble their wall. Dybala aims for the top right corner but his left-footed curler goes over.
65'
M. Locatelli gets yellow.
Locatelli is next to be booked for a sliding tackle on Dybala just outside the box. He can have no complaints.
64'
Turati is alert once again to sweep up a long ball into the box that Cuadrado is racing to latch onto. The teenager's having a fine game.
63'
Matuidi, Ronaldo and Dybala look to tip-tap their way towards goal but can't get past Sassuolo's defensive wall. Juve are trying to be too clever.
62'
A. Duncan enters the game and replaces H. Traorè.
Sassuolo substitution. Traore, who's been largely peripheral, makes way for the Ghanaian midfielder Duncan.
61'
Ronaldo rounds Turati and walks the ball in the net, but he's offside. There's some confusion as the assistant referee waits until Ronaldo scores to raise his flag, but that's how it's done these days.
60'
Cuadrado goes on the run and provides a decoy for Dybala, whose shot smacks against Magnanelli. Shortly after, Cuadrado gets into the box but his shot lands straight into the arms of Turati.
58'
Sassuolo clear the free-kick and the resilting corner. They're having to concentrate on defending for now. On second viewing, Juve had a valid shout for a penalty from that corner, but it was not to be.
57'
Sassuolo boss Roberto de Zerbi is shown a yellow card from the referee for protesting a bit too much. Meanwhile, Juve get a free-kick as Marlon fouls Ronaldo.
56'
Juve take the corner and a few of their players go down in the box. There are big appeals for a penalty from the crowd, but the ref's having none of it.
55'
Dybala is playing just off Higuain and Ronaldo at the moment. We'll see how that develops. Ronaldo takes on Romagna and wins a corner for Juve.
54'
B. Matuidi enters the game and replaces E. Can.
Juve make a second change. Matuidi replaces Can in midfield.
53'
P. Dybala enters the game and replaces F. Bernardeschi.
Bernardeschi's the man who will make way for Juve first. Dybala comes on in his place.
52'
Juve still have plenty of time to turn this around. They seem shocked into action now. It looks like they'll be making an early change.
51'
Juve get a third crack of the whip as they get another corner. Can nods the ball on to Ronaldo, whose overhead kick is collected calmly by Turati.
50'
Another chance for Juve goes begging! Sassuolo can't fully clear the corner and Turati makes a stop right on the goalline.
47'
F. Caputo has scored a goal for Sassuolo!
GOAL! 2-1 SASSUOLO! It's a horrow show at the back for Juve! Cuadrado puts De Ligt in trouble and the Dutchman's clearance goes straight to Caputo. Caputo makes no mistake from the edge of the box, although Buffon should have done much better, and Sassuolo have a shock lead!
46'
Juve start the second half as sloppily as they ended the first as a stray De Ligt pass goes out of play. Sarri will want to see some improvement from his side.
45'
HALF-TIME: JUVENTUS 1-1 SASSUOLO
Sassuolo over-commit forward briefly, leaving themselves two-on-two at the back. Turati anticipates the danger well, racing out of his area to kick the ball away before Pjanic can reach it.
Juventus get us underway in this second half. Neither side made a change at half-time.
44'
Bernardeschi brings down Locatelli. Sassuolo free-kick. Juve have looked a little disjointed, you have to say.
43'
Sassuolo work the ball out from the back. Boga tries to find Caputo on the run but his pass is blocked.
42'
De Ligt heads the corner away. Juve clear the second ball in too. Sassuolo will be very glad to go in level with Juve at half-time.
41'
Boga makes a beeline for the box from the right. De Ligt comes across to put a stop to it. It's a Sassuolo corner.
40'
Duricic gets the game's first yellow card after he stops Bernardeschi from getting past him.
39'
F. Đuričić gets yellow.
Toljan loops the ball in from the right and Traore nods over. Nobody in black and white was picking him up at all.
38'
Pjanic lofts the free-kick into the box but several Juve players are offside. The home side are not having this all their own way.
37'
Higuain backs into Marlon and succeeds in winning a foul from the defender. Pjanic is eyeing this free-kick up.
35'
Boga has Toljan galloping forward on the outside of him but elects to pass to Locatelli, who drags a shot just wide of the right-hand post. Sassuolo aren't scared of getting forward. It's admirable.
34'
Juve are getting frustrated. Bernardeschi hauls over Boga as Sassuolo's winger shields the ball on the edge of his own box. Sassuolo free-kick.
33'
Cuadrado nips in again to put a Sassuolo attack to a halt. Ronaldo is held up by Toljan and ends up winning a throw. Bentancur gets a shot away but it's blocked.
32'
Cuadrado steals the ball and hands it to Higuain. The Argentinian blasts an effort over the bar. He's been Juve's main threat in this opening half hour.
30'
A Sassuolo attack breaks down and Ronaldo gallops menacingly forward. He goes for glory when he has better options either side of him and ends up losing out.
28'
Alex Sandro looks up for Higuain who's pelting forward. Romagna beats the Argentinian to the header and nods it away from danger. Juve are putting the pressure on Sassuolo now.
26'
Juve react to that goal by keeping possession for a minute or two. Higuain is almost set through on goal but Romagna successfully clears.
24'
Juve look surprised by the start that Sassuolo have made. This just shows that they shouldn't take their visitors for granted.
22'
J. Boga has scored a goal for Sassuolo! Assist by F. Caputo.
That was a lovely assist by Caputo who knew exactly where Boga was going. It's no less than Sassuolo deserve after their start.
GOAL! 1-1 SASSUOLO! A peach of a goal from Boga! The Ivorian picks up the ball on the edge of the box, plays a give-and-go with Caputo and cleverly dinks the ball over Buffon. Juve's lead is short-lived!
20'
L. Bonucci has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by R. Bentancur.
That all came after Juve made a few short passes to the right of the 18 yard box. Bentancur gets the assist and Juve lead!
GOAL! 1-0 JUVENTUS! Told you. Juve's captain Bonucci rifles home from outside the box - it's a lovely strike right in the bottom corner. What was he doing there?
18'
Djuricic wanders inside from the left and feeds Boga on the opposite side. Boga's first touch is good and he checks inside but blazes over. Sassuolo can't keep wasting chances like that against the best side in the league.
17'
Ronaldo loses out in the box under pressure from Toljan. To the Portuguese striker's credit, he doesn't appeal.
14'
Sassuolo spurn two opportunities to get the ball into the Juve box and end up missing out. That may be unwise.
13'
Caputo goes on the charge and manages to shield the ball from De Ligt. Sassuolo elect to keep the ball. They're not scared of Juve at all.
12'
Kyriakopoulos steps up and hits the free-kick left-footed. It's on target and Buffon pushes it wide. One 77 kept out by another. This game has been great fun so far.
11'
Boga drifts inside from the right flank and draws a free-kick in a dangerous area for Sassuolo. He got caught by about three Juve players there.
6'
Juve have barely had a kick of the ball yet. Sassuolo are no mugs - Juve have only scored one more goal than them this season, after all.
4'
Juve clear the corner without much fuss. Traore plays a nice one-two with Caputo and lets rip but there's no sting in the shot. Buffon catches. A very positive start by Sassuolo.
3'
The away side have started brightly. Can clips Boga on the flank. Sassuolo free-kick. Toljan looks to cross in from the edge of the box and it goes out for a Sassuolo corner.
1'
And we're off!
The first foul of the game is committed by Traore on Pjanic.
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this Serie A game between Juventus and Sassuolo at Allianz Stadium, Turin.
Juventus' unbeaten start to the season continues at pace. Maurizio Sarri's league leaders will be looking for their seventh straight win in all competitions as they welcome Sassuolo.
Sassuolo start the game in 15th, just three points above the relegation zone. With Inter breathing down their necks, Juve need a win to make sure they keep their place at the top of the table.
JUVENTUS (4-3-1-2): Gianluigi Buffon; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci (c), Matthijs de Ligt, Alex Sandro; Rodrigo Bentancur, Miralem Pjanic, Emre Can; Federico Bernardeschi; Gonzalo Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo.
SUBS: Blaise Matuidi, Paulo Dybala, Carlo Pinsoglio, Merih Demiral, Danilo, Mattia De Sciglio, Wojciech Szczesny, Aaron Ramsey, Daniele Rugani.
SASSUOLO (4-2-3-1): Stefano Turati; Jeremy Toljan, Filippo Romagna, Marlon Santos, Georgios Kyriakopoulos; Francesco Magnanelli (c), Manuel Locatelli; Hamed Junior Traore, Filip Djuricic, Jeremie Boga; Francesco Caputo.
SUBS: Mert Muldur, Stefano Piccinini, Alessandro Russo, Pedro Obiang, Alfred Duncan, Federico Peluso, Andrea Ghion, Luca Mazzitelli, Gianluca Pegolo, Mehdi Bourabia, Alessandro Tripaldelli, Giacomo Raspadori.
The two sides are on the pitch! Juve are wearing their iconic black and white strip. Sassuolo will play in their all-blue third strip.
Juventus stay top of Serie A with 36 points, although Inter now have the chance to overtake them by a point if they can beat SPAL later this matchday. It's very tight at the top. Sassuolo climb to 12th.
Juventus still have their work cut out for them then. Let's see how long this Serie A title race lasts. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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