The most responsible for the guests' big point was former young Montenegrin national team player, goalkeeper Arijanet Murić, who "took off" a penalty in the final minute and with several saves prevented the Turin giants from achieving triumph.
This is Juve's 11th draw of the season, and Sassuolo's first after 11 matches.
The Turin giants took the lead with an ever-improving Kenan Yildiz, assisted by Francisco Conseicao, in the 14th minute.
The guests nullified the deficit in the seventh minute of extra time, when Andrea Pinamonti checked Matija Perin.
Juve could have taken all three points in the 86th minute, but captain Manuel Locatelli missed a penalty (for the first time in his career), or rather his shot was saved by the aforementioned Murić, who caught the live ball.
Murić reacted fantastically again in the 90th minute, and even before the penalty he had several great interventions.
Interestingly, during the winter transfer window, there was speculation that Juventus was interested in bringing in the Swiss-born player, who has been playing for the senior Kosovo national team since 2018.
Dušan Vlahović returned to the field after a nearly four-month break following a serious injury, coming on in the 79th minute for Lojd Kelly, and a little later he won a penalty.
Montenegrin national team player Vasilije Adžić watched the fourth match in a row from the substitutes' bench.
The "Old Lady" remained fifth with 54 points, the same number as Como, who host Pisa tomorrow. Sassuolo is in the middle of the table with 39 points.
Juve will host Genoa in the next round, while Sassuolo will host Cagliari.
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