Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sassuolo
Match Time & Date:
22/12/2023
18:30
Prediction: 2-1
Genoa
After saving one point in a 2-2 draw with Udinese at the weekend, Sassuolo will be aiming to return to winning ways in the Serie A when they face Genoa on Friday afternoon. The Neroverdi do not seem to be at their sharpest, with the team failing to win the previous three league matches, but they are still seen as favourites to beat the Rossoblu on home soil. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Domenico Berardi, who scored a brace in the last league match, while all Matias Vina, Mattia Viti, Pedro Mba Obiang, and Agustin Alvarez are out of contention through injuries.
Genoa, on the other hand, failed to win the previous five league fixtures, but seeing that Sassuolo have turned their Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore into a real fortress, home win should be considered. Both Mateo Retegui and Kevin Strootman are sidelined 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 (Genoa):
Genoa Football Club is an Italian football club founded in 1893 and is the oldest Italian football club in the nation. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Luigi Ferraris which holds a capacity of 41 000 seats. Genoa FC shares the stadium with their rival UC Sampdoria. The club colors of Genoa are Red and Blue. Genoa FC is also known as Grifoni.
Genoa FC has a very rich football history. The club won the Serie A in 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1915, 1923 and 1924.Since 1924 the club didn’t won any major prizes. Like almost every football club in Italy the Genoa FC history has it’s black pages as well. Important players in the history of Genoa FC are: Gilardino, Toni and Hernan Crespo.
