Buy Frosinone Calcio vs Sassuolo tickets for the 2026/27 season and you get a rematch six weeks in the making. Kickoff at the Stadio Benito Stirpe is 16:00 on Sunday 16 October 2026. These two met in the Coppa Italia at the start of September and drew 1-1. Frosinone lost the shootout that followed.
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Frosinone are back in Serie A after two seasons away, promoted alongside Venezia and Monza. Demand for Frosinone Calcio tickets has been transformed by that. A ground holding 16,227 is the third smallest in the division. Promotion has given a modest stadium a calendar it cannot comfortably absorb.
Sassuolo arrive eleventh from last season on 49 points, established back in the top flight and unbeaten against this opponent in the league since 2023. Their record in the fixture is the clearest thing about it. This page covers what seats cost, where to sit in each section, how tickets are delivered and how to buy without an Italian club card.
Capacity is the first thing to understand. The Stirpe seats 16,227, which puts it below every ground in Serie A except Venezia's Penzo and Como's Sinigaglia. A promoted club with a full season of Serie A visitors coming through is working with roughly a third of the seats that Napoli or Lazio have.
Promotion changes the shape of demand as well as the size of it. Two seasons of Serie B football at this ground drew a very different crowd from a Serie A calendar that brings Inter, Milan, Juventus and Roma to a town of 45,000 people. Supporters who drifted away during the second-tier years come back for a season like this one. They come back for every match rather than the marquee ones.
The visitor matters too. Demand for Sassuolo tickets has held steady since the club returned to Serie A. The away end at the Stirpe sits in the south-west corner with a modest allocation by design. That block clears well before matchday whatever the league table says.
Then there is the cup tie. Sassuolo knocked Frosinone out of the Coppa Italia on 2 September, winning a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw at the Mapei Stadium, then went through to a round-of-16 meeting with Juventus. Frosinone supporters have that evening fresh in mind. The league rematch arrives six weeks later at their own ground.
One last factor cuts the other way. Frosinone have beaten Sassuolo once in six Serie A meetings. That win came at this stadium: a 4-2 in September 2023 that remains the highest-scoring meeting between the clubs. A home crowd with one good memory and one very recent bad one is a reliable seller.
For most home sections, yes. The tessera del tifoso is no longer the blanket requirement it once was across Italian football. General sale at the Stirpe is open to anyone rather than gated behind a supporter card. Where it still bites is in specific away sections and on fixtures the authorities classify as higher risk.
What does apply to every ticket is the nominative rule. Italian league tickets carry the holder's name. Identification is checked against that name at the turnstile, so the details you enter at purchase have to match the document you bring. That is not a formality here in the way it can be elsewhere in Europe.
Away sales carry a further layer. Italian authorities can restrict the visiting sector of a given match to residents of particular provinces. Those decisions are published close to the fixture rather than when the calendar comes out. For a neutral or an overseas buyer, that is one more reason to sit in a home section rather than chase the away end.
The resale market solves the practical problem rather than the regulatory one. Seats reach it when season ticket holders cannot make a date, when corporate allocations go unused and when supporters release what they no longer need. You choose the section and buy in English with a card you already use. The order carries a guarantee behind it.
Plan the identification side before you buy rather than after. Bring the document whose details you gave at purchase, keep the names on every ticket in your group matched to the person who will use it. Allow longer at the turnstiles than you would at an English or German ground. Italian entry checks are thorough by design.
Five things move the price here. Where you sit, how much of a 16,227 ground the season ticket base already holds, when in the calendar the fixture falls, how the visiting club is travelling, then the hospitality tier if you take that route. Italian face values sit below English ones across the board, but a promoted club's small ground narrows that gap on the resale market.
Sassuolo sit in the middle of Frosinone's home pricing curve. They are not the visit of Frosinone Calcio vs Inter Milan tickets in December, which is in a category of its own, but a Serie A opponent with a cup tie between the sides already behind them prices above the quiet end of the calendar.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curva Nord | £22 – £50 | Supporters who want the noise at the lowest entry price | Home end behind the goal, expect to be on your feet throughout |
| Curva Sud | £25 – £55 | Value buyers who want a behind-goal view | Quieter of the two ends, seated with the full pitch in front of you |
| East Stand | £35 – £75 | Buyers who want a side-on view at a sensible price | Runs the length of the pitch opposite the main stand |
| Main Stand central | £95 – £190+ | Buyers who want the halfway line | The smallest pool of central seats at the ground, so it clears first |
| Hospitality and VIP | £180 – £450+ | Corporate guests or a one-off occasion | Premium areas within the main stand, catering varies by listing |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
One scheduling note to build into your budget. Serie A confirms kickoff times for broadcast a few weeks ahead and uses several Sunday slots across the day, so a fixture listed for the afternoon can move to the evening. Hold refundable travel until the time is fixed rather than booking the moment the fixture list appears.
The Stirpe has one of the odder construction stories in Italian football. Ground was broken in 1974, the shell then stood unfinished for around thirty years. The stadium was finally completed between 2015 and 2017 at a total cost of roughly 20 million euros. Frosinone played their first Serie A season at the old Matusa while it was being built, then moved in for 2017.
What that produced is a compact, entirely modern ground with no athletics track and steep sightlines, which is rarer in Italy than it should be. The sections are straightforward: two curve behind the goals, a main stand and an east stand along the sides, with the visiting sector tucked into the south-west corner.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curva Nord | Atmosphere buyers who want the organised support | Lower | The loudest end of the ground, standing for long spells despite seating |
| Curva Sud | Value buyers, families and first-time visitors | Lower | Calmer end with the same behind-goal angle at a similar price |
| East Stand, lower | Supporters who want to be close to the touchline | Lower to mid | Near the pitch with no running track between you and it |
| East Stand, upper rows | Neutrals watching the game rather than the crowd | Mid | Height along the side gives the strongest value per pound in the ground |
| Main Stand central | Premium buyers and hospitality guests | Upper | Halfway line, covered, closest to the tunnel and the premium areas |
| Away End | Sassuolo travelling support | Set by the visiting club | South-west corner with separate entrances and its own stewarding, subject to any residency restriction imposed for the fixture |
If you are neutral or undecided, take the upper rows of the East Stand. You get elevation, a side-on view and none of the segregation pinch points that come with sitting near either support. Anyone in Sassuolo colours outside the designated visiting sector should expect stewards to ask them to cover up, which is standard practice at Italian grounds.
Scale is the thing to hold in mind when you compare this ground with the other places Sassuolo visit. At 16,227 the Stirpe is smaller than the away allocation some clubs in Europe hand out. The whole stadium would fit inside the Curva Sud at the Olimpico with room left over. That has two practical effects. Sections sell out as blocks rather than filling gradually, so an area that shows availability on Tuesday can be gone by Thursday. There is also no genuinely poor view to be stuck with if you buy late in a bracket you did not plan on.
Hospitality at the Stirpe is small in absolute terms because the ground is, but it was built into the main stand during the 2015 to 2017 completion rather than retrofitted into an older structure. That means modern facilities in a limited number, which is the opposite of the arrangement at most Italian stadiums of comparable age.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Premium seat with lounge access | Pairs marking a one-off occasion | Padded central seat plus indoor space before kickoff and at half time |
| Business seat with catering | Lazio-region companies entertaining clients | Food and drink included, no queueing on a tight concourse |
| Private box | Groups of six to twelve | Enclosed space with a dedicated host, the only fully private option here |
| Corporate group package | Companies bringing a delegation | Adjacent premium seats with shared catering, easier to book as one block |
Read the inclusions on every hospitality listing before committing. Some cover a full meal with drinks through the afternoon, others amount to a padded seat and a lounge pass. At this ground the gap between the two can run to several hundred pounds a head.
Italian clubs have moved towards digital entry, though the nominative rules shape how it works. Most listings for this fixture will be electronic, often arriving close to matchday. The name on the ticket is the detail that matters most. The delivery method is stated on the listing before you pay.
| Delivery Type | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Mobile transfer | The email address on your order must be one you can open on matchday, since the transfer arrives there |
| E-ticket PDF | Save the file offline or print a backup. Confirm the name printed on it matches your identification |
| Courier delivery | Confirm the address can take a signed-for parcel. Use a hotel address only if the hotel accepts deliveries for guests |
| Local collection | Note the collection point, the hours it operates and the identification you need to bring |
Whichever method applies, read the listing notes in full before paying. Bring the photo identification matching the name on your ticket, because Italian stewards check it rather than glance at it. Charge your phone before you leave, then turn the screen brightness up at the turnstile so the scanner reads the code first time.
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Step1
Open the fixture listing
Go to the match page for the Serie A fixture at the Stadio Benito Stirpe on 18 October 2026. Confirm the date and kickoff before comparing anything, since Serie A sets its Sunday slots for broadcast a few weeks ahead.
Step2
Set up your buyer account
You can create an account in under a minute. Having one ready means you are not entering details while the seats you want sit in someone else's basket.
Step3
Gather your names and documents
Italian tickets are nominative, so have the full name and identification details for every person in your group before you start. Getting this right at purchase avoids a problem at the turnstile.
Step4
Read the listing notes
Notes carry what the price does not: which section, restricted view, aisle position, whether seats are together or split across rows. This is the most useful minute of the whole purchase.
Step5
Choose your section
Match the ticket to the afternoon you want. Curva Nord for noise, Curva Sud for calm, East Stand for the view, Main Stand if the sightline matters more than the saving.
Step6
Complete secure checkout
Enter your details on the encrypted payment page and review the total, including any delivery charge, before you confirm. The final figure is shown in full before you commit.
Step7
Keep your confirmation safe
Your confirmation email carries the order reference needed for every follow-up. Save a copy offline as well, since coverage around the ground is unreliable once the crowd arrives.
Step8
Follow your delivery
Use the track order tool with your reference to see where your tickets are. Serie A tickets often release closer to matchday than English ones, so a late delivery date is normal rather than a warning sign.
Frosinone is an easy addition to a Rome trip rather than a destination on its own. Direct trains run from Roma Termini in around an hour, the A1 motorway puts the city inside ninety minutes by road. Rome's two airports are the practical arrival point for anyone flying. The ground sits on Viale Olimpia on the edge of town, a short taxi or bus ride from the station rather than a walk.
On delivery, overseas buyers should favour mobile or PDF listings over courier options, because a parcel chasing you across borders is a risk worth avoiding. If your group needs to sit together, raise it before you buy rather than after, since sellers can confirm whether a listing is genuinely adjacent or simply in the same section. Two timing points: the Sunday slot is set for broadcast a few weeks ahead. Italy also puts its clocks back on 25 October 2026, the weekend after this fixture.
These clubs have met six times in Serie A, spread across three of Frosinone's four seasons in the division. The pattern has been consistent. Sassuolo took the first two encounters of the 2015/16 season without losing, drew twice across 2018/19 and won the last meeting in March 2024. Frosinone have managed one victory in the whole sequence.
That one victory is worth the ticket on its own. On 17 September 2023 Frosinone beat Sassuolo 4-2 at the Stirpe in their first home meeting since promotion, the highest-scoring match the fixture has produced and the only time either side has scored more than twice. It remains the reference point for what this ground can do to a visiting side that underestimates it.
The newest chapter sits outside those league numbers entirely. On 2 September 2026 the clubs met in the Coppa Italia at the Mapei Stadium, drew 1-1 and went to penalties, with Sassuolo winning the shootout and advancing to face Juventus. Six weeks is a short time to wait for a reply. That is what makes this October fixture worth being at.
Two of those six meetings landed in seasons that ended in relegation for Frosinone, which colours the record more than the football did. Their four Serie A campaigns have come in 2015/16, 2018/19, 2023/24 and now 2026/27. Each of the first three ended with a return to Serie B. Sassuolo, by contrast, spent most of that period as an established top-flight side. The head-to-head is a record between clubs meeting at very different points in their trajectories rather than a stable rivalry, which is why the 2023 result at this ground carries the weight it does with home supporters.
Frosinone have hosted Sassuolo at the Stadio Benito Stirpe in Serie A only twice, because the ground opened in 2017 and the club has spent most of the period since in Serie B. The table below therefore widens the scope to every Serie A meeting between the sides across both clubs' grounds, with the venue shown on each result in the match-by-match record. Cup ties, including the September 2026 Coppa Italia meeting, are excluded.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 6 |
| Frosinone Calcio wins | 1 |
| Sassuolo wins | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Frosinone Calcio goals | 8 |
| Sassuolo goals | 10 |
| Biggest Frosinone Calcio win | 4-2 |
| Biggest Sassuolo win | 2-0 |
| First Serie A meeting in scope | 6 January 2016 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 9 March 2024 |
Totals calculated from the match-by-match record below and reconciled against an independent Italian football archive, whose Serie A aggregate matches these figures exactly.
All six Serie A fixtures between the clubs, newest first, with the venue shown because the widened scope covers both grounds and two different Frosinone stadiums.
| Date | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2024 | Sassuolo 1-0 Frosinone | Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia |
| 17 Sep 2023 | Frosinone 4-2 Sassuolo | Stadio Benito Stirpe, Frosinone |
| 5 May 2019 | Sassuolo 2-2 Frosinone | Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia |
| 16 Dec 2018 | Frosinone 0-2 Sassuolo | Stadio Benito Stirpe, Frosinone |
| 8 May 2016 | Frosinone 0-1 Sassuolo | Stadio Matusa, Frosinone |
| 6 Jan 2016 | Sassuolo 2-2 Frosinone | Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia |
Every score verified against two independent match archives, with the totals reconciled to a second database covering the clubs' full head-to-head history.
Yes. Italian league tickets are nominative and identification is checked against the name at the turnstile, so the details you give at purchase must match the document you bring.
The Curva Nord, where the organised home support gathers behind the goal. The Curva Sud at the opposite end offers the same angle in a calmer setting.
In the away end in the south-west corner, with separate entrances and stewarding. Italian authorities can restrict that sector to residents of specific provinces for individual fixtures.
No. This is a football-only ground with the stands close to the touchlines, which is less common in Italy than elsewhere and makes even the lower-priced sections feel near the action.
It can. Serie A spreads each round across several slots and confirms them for broadcast a few weeks ahead, so an afternoon fixture can become an evening one.
Sources: Frosinone Calcio official club publications and Lega Serie A records for the 2026/27 calendar, promotion and the September 2026 Coppa Italia tie; published Serie A and Serie B final standings for both clubs' 2025/26 seasons; stadium records and construction reporting for the Stadio Benito Stirpe capacity, build history, cost and section layout; Fussballdaten and independent Italian match archives for every head-to-head result and the reconciled Serie A aggregate; national match reports for the September 2023 meeting at this ground.