Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Buoyed by a 2-1 win over Torino, Inter will be aiming to cement top position in the Serie A standings when they host Sassuolo at their Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The Nerazzurri are on the right track to regain the domestic trophy, but Antonio Conte must warn his men against complacency. Arturo Vidal remains sidelined with injury, while Aleksandar Kolarov is rated doubtful for the game. You should bear in mind that Inter are eyeing their 12th home win of the season.
The Neroverdi, on the other hand, did well to beat Verona 3-2 at home at the weekend, but seeing that they often struggle in matches against title-chasing sides, we are tempted to put our money on Antonio Conte’s men. Both Oddei and Bourabia are out of contention through injuries, but they should be the only absentees in the away team. In the first half of the season Inter outplayed Sassuolo 3-0.
Highlighted Player (Arturo Vidal):
Arturo Vidal is a Chilean international who started his senior career at Colo-Colo. In 2007 he moved to Europe, signing a deal with Bayer Leverkusen. After making 117 league appearances for the Bundesliga outfit from 2007 to 2011, he joined Juventus on 22 July, 2011 for a fee of €10.5 million.
Vidal won four Serie A trophies with the Bianconeri and he participated in the Champions League final against Barcelona on 6 June, 2015. The Serie A giants, though, were beaten by Barca in the title game. In the summer of 2015 he moved to Bayern Munich and he won the Bundesliga trophies with Pep Guardiola’s team in the 2015/2016 season. Speaking of his international career, Vidal won two Copa America trophies with Chile (2015, 2016).
The Chilean ace is a central midfielder, but he is capable of playing as both as defensive at attacking midfielder as well. His contract with Bayern Munich expires on 30 June, 2019.
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.