The £100m acquisition has not been able to rekindle his incredible goalscoring feat from his Real Madrid days since arriving in Turin, but manager Massimiliano Allegri believes today is the day for Ronaldo to break his duck after insisting “he will score” against Sassuolo. Ronaldo should at least head into the game fresh as he was left out of the Portugal squad during the international break in order to focus on his new club, having shown signs of fatigue after his World Cup commitments.
But the Modena-based Sassuolo are one of the surprise packages in Italy this season, as they head to the Allianz Stadium unbeaten this season following wins over Genoa and Inter Milan and a 2-2 draw with Cagliari.
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Good morning and welcome to The Independent'slive coverage of today's Serie A encounter between Juventus and Sassuolo, where all eyes are on Cristiano Ronaldo as he continues his search for his first goal since joining from Real Madrid.
 
With kick-off scheduled for 2:00pm, we'll begin our full build-up from 1:00pm to bring you the latest from Turin.
We're an hour away from kick at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, where first play second in the Italian Serie A as Juventus take on Sassuolo, who'd have thought that at the beginning of the season?
 
Cristiano Ronaldo will no doubt be a major feature for the home side but can he find his first goal for the club since signing in the summer, stay with us to find out
Juventus have had a great start to the season despite not yet clicking in key areas but three wins from three sees them secure at the top of the table.
 
Former Liverpool man, Emre Can, who signed on a free this summer looks set to make his first start. Can has been replacing Miralem Pjanic and it looks like Pjanic is going to get a rest after being out on international duty with Can stepping in for Juve’s No. 5 in the starting lineup.
 
This is a big deal as there’s an expectation that he will become a regular starter sooner rather than later.
And here is confirmation of that starting XI place for Emre Can: 
Who will they be facing? I here you ask, never fear for we also have the Sassuolo starting line up 
Sassuolo are undefeated this season as well, slaying Inter Milan 1-0 in the first week before scoring 3 goals in six minutes to sink Genoa 5-3 just before the International break.
 
They face a tough 90 minutes away from home today but what do Roberto De Zerdi's men have in store for us?
He was one of my favourite players to watch at the World Cup this summer but Cuadrado starts on the bench for Juve, here's hoping he can make an impact if he gets a chance today
  
5 minutes to go until kick off in Turin, it's a packed house and the crowd are in full voice as the team line ups are read out over the speakers
KICK OFF: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
Sassuolo start the action Mandzukic storms down on Consigli and wins a throw in as the goalkeeper kicks the ball out of play
3 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
Juve have started quickly, they're pressing Sassuolo high up the pitch and refusing to let them settle Khedira wins the ball back for Juve after another mistake from Consigli as he tries to clear, but Rogerio defends well and Sassuolo have the ball
7 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo 
 
A really late change to the starting line up sees Cancelo on at right back instead of De Sciglio and he sees off a challenge from Djuricic who tries to find the end of a Sassuolo cross and Juve come at the visitors, Ronaldo has the ball he shoots but it's defended away for a corner 
11 minutes: Juventus 0 -  0 Sassuolo
 
Sassuolo clear the corner easily and Boateng is brought down as they try to move the ball forward, they play the free kick quickly but Cancelo dispossesses Duncan, gives the ball to Dybala who squares to Mandzukic, he lays it off to Ronaldo and Matuidi gets in behind the defence and wins another corner    
13 minutes: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
Juve win the ball back after it's cleared from the corner, Ronaldo gets the ball and runs towards goal he passes it out to the left and continues into the box, the cross finds him and he jumps too early and sends the header wide.
 
In the aftermath Ronaldo slaps the floor in frustration knowing he could have done better 
17 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
For all of Juve's presence on the pitch and in the stands Sassuolo are confident on the ball Marlon clears a cross from Alex Sandro and Sassuolo look happy to play the ball out from the back, Berardi is hit heavily with a challenge and goes down winning a free kick  
19 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
 
Good effort from Emre Can, Juve try to find an opening in Sassuolo's defence, the three front men Ronaldo, Dybala and Mandzukic combining with Alex Sandro to probe the gaps but the ball comes out to Can who hits it first time with a right footed strike that Consigli watches go past the post 
22 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
 
Corner for Sassuolo, Boateng flicks the ball past Cancelo and Rogerio wins the corner, the ball comes in and Ferrari heads it... straight at Szczesny, an easy save for Juve's goalkeeper
25 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
What defending from Sassuolo, Marlon loses the ball in his own box, Matuidi with the challenge, Dybala gets the first shot off, it's blocked, the ball falls to Mandzukic, he shoots it's blocked again! Risky business from Sassuolo
28 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
Juventus have a free kick mid-way into Sassuolo's half, Ronaldo lines it up but sends it way wide, it was always going to be difficult to score from there, he was about 35 yards out 
 
Might he be trying too hard to get that elusive first goal? 
32 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
Sassuolo playing it forward well, they make easy work of Juve's mid-fielders and Berardi shoots from the edge of the box, Alex Sandro blocks it into the path of Ronaldo who bombs down the left wing and cross tries to square it to Madzukic but hispass is wayward
34 mins: Juventus 0 - 0 Sassuolo
 
The ball is whipped into Sassuolo's box after Khedira wins a corner, it's cleared away and Emre Can hits a return volley high into row Z
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What time does it start?

Juventus vs Sassuolo kicks off at 2:00pm BST [3:00pm CET] on Sunday 16 September.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Eleven Sports 2 from 1:50pm BST [2:50pm CET]. You can sign up with Eleven Sports for a 7-day free trial, with subscription costing £5.99 per month or £59.99 per year thereafter.

Odds...

Juventus to win: 2/9
Sassuolo to win: 13/1
Draw: 11/2
(Odds provided by Betfair)