Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Cagliari
Match Time & Date:
31/01/2021
09:00 AM
Prediction: 1-2
Sassuolo
Cagliari will be looking to put an end to their six-game losing run in the Serie A when they host Sassuolo at their Sardegna Arena on Matchday 20. The Rossoblu are running down a blind alley ahead of Sunday’s clash, and, no doubt, they head into the game with the lack of confidence. Nandez is sidelined through suspension, while Farago, Ounas, Rog, and Luvumbo are all out of contention with injuries. Carboni remains quarantined following his positive test for coronavirus.
The Neroverdi, on the other hand, failed to win the previous three league fixtures. Sassuolo are eager to keep their Europa League hopes alive, and they should take advantage of Cagliari’s current form. Even though Berardi and Defrel are out of contention through injuries, we are tempted to put our money on the visitors. Sassuolo are eyeing their sixth away win of the season.
Highlighted Player (Valter Birsa):
After making just one appearance for Primorje in the 2003/2004 campaign, Valter Birsa joined Gorica at the age of 17. He impressed with the Slovenian outfit, scoring 26 goals in 61 league matches and, as a result, earned a lucrative move to Sochaux.
The left-footed midfielder, who plays as a winger as well, did not score too many goals for the French outfit (8), but it has to be noted that he was sent on loan to Auxerre (in 2009) before his contract expired. Despite being on Liverpool’s radar, Birsa joined Genoa on 2 February 2011 and he made nine league appearances for the Rossoblu in the 2011/2012 Serie A campaign.
After ending his loan spell with Torino in 2013 he joined Italian giants Milan, in what was a swap deal for Luca Antonini, who moved to Genoa. Valter Birsa has 12 caps for Slovenia U21 and he represented the Slovenian national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. He scored his first goal for Slovenia on 9 September, 2009 against Poland.
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.
