Fiorentina vs Sassuolo - prediction, team news, lineups

Closing successful connected top-flight survival, Fiorentina tin efficaciously corroborate their Serie A presumption with a triumph implicit Sassuolo connected Sunday, erstwhile the teams volition conscionable astatine Stadio Franchi.

However, the Neroverdi purpose to spoil those plans, arsenic they oculus a top-half decorativeness astatine the extremity of an fantabulous comeback campaign.

Match preview

While they fumbled a pb successful Lecce, Fiorentina inactive picked up different precious constituent connected Monday night, drawing 1-1 down astatine Stadio Via del Mare. 

Extending their unbeaten streak to six Serie A matches, that kept them 8 points wide of their hosts, who inhabit the past relegation spot with 5 rounds remaining.

Paolo Vanoli's men had antecedently crashed retired of the Conference League to Crystal Palace, but their main nonsubjective since November has been staying afloat successful Italy's apical flight.

With apical scorer Moise Kean continuing to conflict for fitness, Fiorentina's squad person been sharing the burden: including Jack Harrison's good onslaught connected Monday, their past 8 league goals person been scored by antithetic players.

As the Viola past mislaid a home location crippled successful February, the feelgood origin is dilatory returning to Stadio Franchi, wherever things had turned frosty earlier this season.

After beating Lazio successful Florence 2 weeks ago, Fiorentina volition present people back-to-back Serie A location wins for conscionable the 2nd clip this word - but their opponents are surely nary pushovers.

Having won the reverse fixture 3-1 successful aboriginal December, Sassuolo besides beryllium 9 points supra Sunday's hosts successful the standings.

With an awesome 45 claimed from 33 games truthful far, nary promoted squad has fared amended astatine this signifier of a Serie A run implicit the past decade. 

As a result, past term's second-tier champions tin beryllium comfortably successful 10th place, having assured information with country to spare.

In fact, pursuing last week's 2-1 location triumph implicit high-flying Como, Fabio Grosso's broadside are inactive targeting a top-half finish.

While helium has been receiving plentifulness of plaudits - and occupation offers are expected this summertime - Grosso volition beryllium acrophobic that his broadside stay dilatory starters.

Sassuolo person leaked the astir goals during the archetypal 15 minutes this season, and they person conceded astatine slightest erstwhile earlier the interruption successful each of their past six outings.

Fiorentina Serie A form:

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Fiorentina signifier (all competitions):

D W L W W D

Sassuolo Serie A form:

L L D W L W

Team News

While main antheral Kean continues to hunt for afloat fitness, some Niccolo Fortini and Tariq Lamptey are inactive unavailable for Fiorentina, and Marin Pongracic indispensable service a suspension.

Wide men Robin Gosens and Fabiano Parisi are besides doubts, but Marco Brescianini was backmost successful the squad connected Monday and whitethorn present beryllium acceptable to start.

Set to enactment Roberto Piccoli up front, Leeds United loanee Harrison has chipped successful with 1 extremity and 2 assists crossed his past 3 league appearances.

Tied connected 8 Serie A strikes with Kean, Andrea Pinamonti is Sassuolo's apical scorer, but ex-Fiorentina striker M'Bala Nzola replaced him past week and was progressive successful some goals.

Long-serving talisman Domenico Berardi indispensable service the 2nd crippled of a two-match prohibition for warring successful the passageway against Genoa, truthful Cristian Volpato could proceed connected the close flank.

First-choice goalkeeper Arijanet Muric missed retired with a insignificant sound past weekend, but Stefano Turati should marque mode for the Kosovan shot-stopper.

While Josh Doig tin instrumentality from suspension and whitethorn enactment up astatine left-back, chap defenders Filippo Romagna, Edoardo Pieragnolo and Fali Cande are each injured.

Fiorentina imaginable starting lineup:

De Gea; Dodo, Rugani, Ranieri, Balbo; Ndour, Fagioli, Mandragora; Harrison, Piccoli, Gudmundsson

Sassuolo imaginable starting lineup:

Muric; Walukiewicz, Muharemovic, Idzes, Doig; Kone, Matic, Thorstvedt; Volpato, Pinamonti, Lauriente

We say: Fiorentina 2-1 Sassuolo

The inducement to seal Serie A endurance volition thrust Fiorentina on, and they tin assertion maximum points astatine the Franchi.

Well drilled nether Grosso, Sassuolo are unsafe opponents for anyone - but they tin besides beryllium susceptible astatine the back.

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