Sassuolo vs Juventus - prediction, team news, lineups

Wrapping up Serie A's Sunday schedule, Juventus volition sojourn Sassuolo astatine the Mapei Stadium this weekend.

Juve narrowly avoided their archetypal decision of the play past week, portion the Neroverdi were denied triumph during stoppage time. 

Match preview

Extending their unbeaten commencement to the campaign, Juventus salvaged a 1-1 gully with AC Milan past clip out, arsenic Federico Gatti emerged from the seat to nett a melodramatic precocious header.

While Juve person collected 7 points from 3 matches - pursuing anterior wins implicit Frosinone and Parma - Gatti's usage arsenic an exigency striker tells the communicative of their troubles up front.

Despite 55 registering attempts truthful far, the Bianconeri person lone scored 4 goals, with caller forwards Nick Woltemade and Randal Kolo Muani yet to get disconnected the mark.

Now deed by a bid of injuries, Luciano Spalletti indispensable effort to find the close look earlier Juve's Europa League run kicks disconnected adjacent week, erstwhile NEC Nijmegen sojourn Turin.

First, they are bound for Sassuolo, wherever Spalletti's broadside won 3-0 successful January, topping up an mean of 2.3 goals per crippled against the Neroverdi successful Serie A.

Yet, Sassuolo held Juventus to a 1-1 gully successful the reverse fixture a fewer weeks later, and person won 2 of their past 3 meetings astatine the Mapei Stadium. 

While erstwhile brag Fabio Grosso has already been sacked by Fiorentina, Alberto Aquilani's broadside person made a affirmative commencement to the ex-Roma midfielder's reign.

After sweeping past Cesena successful the cupful and losing to Atalanta successful the league, Sassuolo secured their archetypal top-flight triumph nether Aquilani by beating Torino, past booked a Coppa Italia clash with Juve. 

The Neroverdi eliminated Frosinone connected penalties successful circular two, making it 3 wins from 4 games earlier gathering Bologna for an Emilian derby: lone a stoppage-time leveller outgo them triumph arsenic it ended 2-2 astatine Stadio Dall'Ara.

Sassuolo's blend of talented younker and immense acquisition should service them good successful the months ahead, and they volition present look 1 of Serie A's sternest tests.

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Team News

Juventus indispensable contend with a lengthy wounded list, headlined by cardinal midfielder Khephren Thuram, prima antheral Kenan Yildiz and skipper Manuel Locatelli.

The second has been ruled retired for respective months with a superior genu wounded sustained against his aged nine Milan, portion Jeremie Boga volition articulation him connected the sidelines aft tearing a hamstring.

Juan Cabal, Jeff Ekhator, Andrea Cambiaso, Pape Sarr and Weston McKennie were already unavailable, though the second whitethorn instrumentality connected Sunday.

An upcoming Europa League fixture is different origin for the visitors to consider, truthful Spalletti's enactment volition not beryllium straightforward.

Meanwhile, Sassuolo's squad is comparatively settled, adjacent if they besides person respective men missing.

Fali Cande, Edoardo Pieragnolo and Ismael Kone are semipermanent absentees, portion Sebastian Walukiewicz, Daniel Boloca and Cristian Volpato volition beryllium this 1 out.

Still, talisman Domenico Berardi - truthful often linked with Juve down the years - should commencement successful the last 3rd alongside Armand Lauriente, who has attempted the astir shots without scoring successful Serie A this term.

Juventus-owned Vasilije Adzic precocious scored astatine the Dall'Ara - his archetypal league extremity since netting Juve's victor successful the Derby d'Italia this clip past year.

Sassuolo imaginable starting lineup:

Muric; Cinquegrano, Idzes, Leysen, Doig; Adzic, Matic, Thorstvedt; Berardi, Bowie, Lauriente

Juventus imaginable starting lineup:

Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumi, Celik; Luiz, Koopmeiners; Conceicao, Gonzalez, Alajbegovic; Woltemade

We say: Sassuolo 1-2 Juventus

Even astatine this aboriginal signifier of the season, some squads person been diminished by injuries, but Juventus should inactive commencement favourites.

The Bianconeri tin boast a akin level of potency successful the last third, portion their defence is overmuch much coagulated than Sassuolo's.

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