Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Brianteo will host Sunday’s football game between Monza and Sassuolo, the two teams who were beaten by Empoli and Juventus in their last league fixtures. The Biancorossi have been struggling at the back of late, with the team conceding ten goals in total in the last three league fixtures and that is probably the main reason why home win should not be considered.
The good news for the hosts is that defender Samuele Birindelli is back from suspension, while midfielder Jose Machin is on international duty with Equatorial Guinea. The Neroverdi, on the other hand, are eager to escape the danger zone. As Domenico Berardi and Co. will go for a win in Sunday’s encounter as well, we are tempted to bet on both teams to score. As for the away side, all Racic, Toljan, Defrel, Vina, and Obiang are major doubts and they will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Highlighted Player (Domenico Berardi):
Once one of the most promising young players in Serie A, Domenico Berardi is the Italian footballer that plays for Sassuolo and the Italy national team. Born in Cairati, Calabria, the forward begun his professional career back in 2012, when he helped the Neroverdi win Serie B and play in Serie A next season and was named as the best player of the competition, only 18 years of age.
He made his first appearance for the Italy U19 national team in the same season. His excellent performances draw the attention of Juventus and the Old Lady confirmed in the beginning of the Season 2013/14 that Domenico Berardi joined the club on a co-ownership deal.
The player never played for Juventus because he remained in Sassuolo and he recently signed a new contract with the Neroverdi. The 24-year-old right winger, who can also play as a left winger and a second striker, made his first appearance in the senior national team in June 2018.
Highlighted Team (Sassuolo):
US Sassuolo Calcio is an Italian football club from Sassuolo, state Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region. In the season 2012/2013 Sassuolo managed to promote to the Serie A before playing in the Serie B for four seasons. Sassuolo was founded in 1922 and is known for being one of the smaller teams in the Serie A.
Sassuolo hosts its home games in the Stadio Citta del Tricolore which holds a capacity for approximately 21 000 spectators. Sassuolo is also known as i Neroverdi and plays at home in black and green. The biggest achievements in the club history were in 2007/2008 where the club won the Serie C1 and in season 2012/2013 were Sassuolo won the Serie B as well.
Known players in the club history are Andrea Poli, Antonio Floro Flores, Simone Zaga and Reto Ziegler.