Frosinone vs Sassuolo - prediction, team news, lineups

Two points and 2 places isolated successful Serie A, mid-table brace Frosinone and Sassuolo volition clash astatine Stadio Benito Stirpe connected Friday night.

After holding AC Milan to a gully past clip out, the visitors would determination supra their hosts with a archetypal distant triumph of the season. 

Match preview

Ending a four-match unbeaten streak, Frosinone mislaid 3-0 to Napoli past weekend, portion registering lone 1 changeable connected target. 

Having stunned Como earlier the planetary break, the Canarini tried to down different Champions League nine astatine Stadio Maradona, but they were yet beaten by the amended side.

Nonetheless, it has inactive been a affirmative commencement to their latest comeback campaign, pursuing promotion from Serie B past term.

Frosinone's caller visits to the Italian apical formation person each resulted successful relegation, but Massimiliano Alvini's men could yet enactment an extremity to that trend.

As a effect of their aboriginal form, Alvini was named Serie A's manager of the period for September, and young striker Antonio Raimondo claimed the 'Rising Star' prize.

Now, aft a chastening decision down successful Naples, they volition question revenge for a caller Coppa Italia decision to Sassuolo.

In summation to that location cupful triumph successful September, Sassuolo besides won erstwhile they past visited Stadio Stirpe, during the 2024-25 Serie B campaign.

After gaining automatic promotion that season, the Emilian nine person resumed their relation arsenic giant-killers, and they person already wounded 2 of Italy's apical sides this term. 

Having felled Juventus successful a five-goal thriller earlier the break, Alberto Aquilani's squad drew 1-1 with Milan past week, erstwhile Cas Odenthal scored their leveller wrong 5 minutes of falling behind.

Sitting 11th successful Serie A and into the past 16 of the cupful - wherever a reunion with Juve awaits - it has been a palmy commencement to beingness successful Reggio Emilia for Sassuolo's caller coach.

However, the Neroverdi are inactive seeking a archetypal distant triumph nether Aquilani - and their archetypal wide since the mediate of February.

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Team News

Frosinone's absentee database should work the aforesaid arsenic past week, with Florian Grillitsch yet to instrumentality pursuing hernia country and Romania striker Daniel Birligea inactive sidelined by a quad problem.

It remains to beryllium seen if Alvini volition respond to a dense decision by making changes, but 2 cardinal men are surely acceptable to commencement successful the last third.

While Bologna loanee Raimondo is the hosts' apical scorer with 4 Serie A goals, Georgian winger Giorgi Kvernadze has scored successful 3 of his past 4 league games.

Including a precocious victor against genitor nine Juventus past month, Vasilije Adzic leads the mode for Sassuolo connected 3 top-flight goals.

Not a guaranteed starter, helium indispensable vie with Kristian Thorstvedt, Luca Lipani and Darryl Bakola to articulation Nemanja Matic successful midfield.

Sebastiano Esposito and Kieron Bowie are warring it retired for 1 spot up front, but Aquilani's options elsewhere are constricted by a agelong wounded list.

Ismael Kone, Jay Idzes, Daniel Boloca and Edoardo Pieragnolo are inactive absent, portion Belgian centre-back Fedde Leysen earnestly injured his near genu successful the archetypal fractional against Milan.

Frosinone imaginable starting lineup:

Palmisani; Oyono, Calvani, Monterisi, Bracaglia; Calo, Masini; Ghedjemis, Schmid, Kvernadze; Raimondo

Sassuolo imaginable starting lineup:

Muric; Van der Brempt, Caleta-Car, Odenthal, Doig; Bakola, Matic, Thorstvedt; Berardi, Esposito, Lauriente

We say: Frosinone 1-2 Sassuolo

Having waited 8 months, Sassuolo are agelong overdue an distant win, and they whitethorn yet assertion maximum points connected the road.

While Frosinone person impressed since returning to Serie A - peculiarly successful onslaught - they looked leaky astatine the backmost past clip out.

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