Sassuolo – Napoli Serie A: 23rd April 2017

Without a solid plan

Sassuolo ranks 14th in the Serie A standings with 35 points gathered in 32 rounds. Thus, students of Eusebio Di Francesco will soon end what we can call a season far below expectations for “nerovars”. Participating in the Europa League groups this season, Sassuolo did not break the fair in this season, being quite close to the relegation area. The situation is all the more delicate for “nerovarsi” because, even after Alberto Aquilani’s acquisition and Domenico Berardi’s recovery, they continued to record the same mediocre results. Di Francesco will not be able to count five of his students for Sunday’s confrontation, which will make the mission almost impossible for the Napoletans an infinitely heavier one.

They want second

With no other goal at this season’s end, Napoli is only thinking of taking second place in Serie A. Thus Italy’s enlisted vice-champion wants to keep this status, but the fight will be more difficult than It seems. For now, AS Roma is second to Italy, but a two point handicap is more than recoverable. Regarding the direct match from Reggio Emilia, Maurizio Sarri will be able to rely on a complete squad, so Napoletans have no excuse not to conquer all three points in the “nerovers” field.

Direct meetings:

Seven direct confrontations took place between the two bands: Napoli was imposed four times, Sassuolo only once, while the other two duels ended in a tie;

In the tour, Sassuolo managed to pull an important draw on “San Paolo”, in a 1-1;

In the previous three direct meetings, both teams managed to score;

Probable teams:

Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli- Lirola, Acerbi, Cannavaro, Letschert- Duncan, Aquilani, Pellegrini- Berardi, Defrel, Ragusa

Absents: Biondini, Magnanelli, Gazzola (injured), Peluso, Politano (injured)

Napoli (4-3-3): Reina- Hysaj, Koulibaly, Albiol, Strinic- Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik- Callejon, Mertens, Insigne

Absents: –