Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sassuolo and Bologna square off against each other at Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore in what is expected to be a close Serie A game. The Neroverdi aim to recover from a 2-0 loss to Lazio, but given their poor form in the Italian top flight, home win should not be considered. All Alvarez, Matheus Henrique, Obiang, and Viti continue to miss out with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Rossoblu, on the other hand, gave fans yet another reason to celebrate at the weekend, with the team beating Frosinone 2-1 on home soil. Bologna have been impressive in front of goal of late and given Sassuolo’s shaky defence, we predict that the visitors are going to emerge triumphant in Saturday’s game. The likes of Jhon Lucumi, Stefan Posch, and Adama Soumaoro are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Domenico Berardi):
Once one of the most promising young players in Serie A, Domenico Berardi is the Italian footballer that plays for Sassuolo and the Italy national team. Born in Cairati, Calabria, the forward begun his professional career back in 2012, when he helped the Neroverdi win Serie B and play in Serie A next season and was named as the best player of the competition, only 18 years of age.
He made his first appearance for the Italy U19 national team in the same season. His excellent performances draw the attention of Juventus and the Old Lady confirmed in the beginning of the Season 2013/14 that Domenico Berardi joined the club on a co-ownership deal.
The player never played for Juventus because he remained in Sassuolo and he recently signed a new contract with the Neroverdi. The 24-year-old right winger, who can also play as a left winger and a second striker, made his first appearance in the senior national team in June 2018.
Highlighted Team (Bologna):
Bologna FC 1909 is an Italian football club founded in 1909 and playing in the Serie A. The club hosts its games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara which holds a capacity of 40500 seats. The stadium is named after their former chairman. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara since 1927.
The club colors of Bologna are blue and red and is one of the most successful football clubs in Italy winning the Serie A 7times and the Coppa Italia 2 times in the clubs history. Lately Bologna is not performing like their glory times anymore. The club is often relegated to the Serie B but manages to get back to the Serie A on and off. Another important person in the club is Joey Saputo, Canadian but with Italian roots, which is owner of Bologna.
Well known football players that wore the blue red colors of Bologna in their career are: Falcone, Dokovic, Nakata, Gillet, Pagliuca, Vieri and Zagorakis.