Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Genoa
Match Time & Date:
12/05/2024
15:00
Prediction: 1-2
Sassuolo
After holding Milan to a 3-3 draw at Stadio San Siro, Genoa will be aiming to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Sassuolo on Matchday 36. The Rossoblu have little to play for in the season finale, but they obviously want to finish the 2023/2024 campaign in great manner. All Mattia Bani, Junior Messias, and Ruslan Malinovskyi are out of contention with injuries, while experienced midfielder Kevin Strootman is pushing for a start.
The Neroverdi, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against newly-promoted champions Inter and they managed to get one. Sassuolo face yet another must-win situation against Genoa and seeing that the hosts head into Sunday’s clash with the lack of motivation, away win should be considered. The good news for the visiting is that Ruan Tressoldi is back from suspension, while all Gregoire Defrel, Samu Castillejo, and Domenico Berardi are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Strootman):
After starting his senior career at Sparta Rotterdam, Kevin Strootman joined fellow Dutch side Utrecht in 2011. The defensive midfielder, who was born on February 13, 1990 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands, then moved to PSV where he established himself as a first-team regular. Strootman was then spotted by AS Roma scouts and in 2013 he decided to take a step forward in his career by joining the Giallorossi.
On March 9, 2014, the Dutch footballer sustained a serious knee injury that made him miss the remainder of the 2013/2014 Serie A season. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well, but he returned to contention on November 9, 2014. Kevin Strootman played for Roma until August 28 when he signed a five-year contract with Olympique Marseille.
Speaking of his international career, Strootman made his Netherlands debut against Austria in 2011 and he scored his first ever goal for the Dutch national team in Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland. Kevin Strootman’s preferred foot is right.
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.
