Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Empoli
Match Time & Date:
05/11/2022
15:00
Prediction: 2-1
Sassuolo
Following a 2-0 loss to Atalanta, Empoli will be looking to get back on course in the Serie A when they face Sassuolo on Saturday. The Azzurri have been struggling up front in the 2022/2023 season, with the team netting only nine goals in the process, but this game could be the turning point for the home side. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home team, but defender Koni De Winter remains on the sidelines with a hamstring problem.
The Neroverdi, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-0 defeat to Napoli, with the team dropping to 11th place in the standings. Sassuolo have been struggling on the road of late, which is the main reason why we predict that hosts will emerge triumphant in Saturday’s encounter. It has to be noted that midfielder Armand Lauriente is banned for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Mattia Destro):
Mattia Destro started his youth career at Ascoli, but in 2005 he moved to Inter. The Italian attacker, though, made his debut in the Serie A with Genoa in the 2010/2011 season. He scored 2 goals in 16 appearances for the Rossoblu and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Siena. Destro netted 12 goals for Siena in 30 league appearances for the club and on 30 July, 2012 he joined fellow Serie A team Roma for a fee of €8.5 million.
The Italian footballer made his debut for the capital club on 2 September, 2012 in a 3-1 victory over Inter. Destro scored 24 goals for Roma between 2012 and 2015 and after ending his loan spell with Milan he joined Bologna on 20 August, 2015.
Speaking of his international career, the Bologna forward has 15 caps for Italy U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 15 August, 2012 against England at Wembley Stadium. He made Italy’s 2014 provisional FIFA World Cup squad, but he eventually failed to make the final roster.
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.
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