Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sassuolo
Match Time & Date:
01/09/2023
18:30
Prediction: 2-1
Verona
Sassuolo and Verona will lock horns on Friday afternoon in the Serie A round curtain-raiser. The Neroverdi are eager to enjoy the flavor of victory in the 2023/2024 season and we are positive that they will leave their hearts on the field this time out. Maxime Lopez is banned for the match, while fellow midfielder Agustin Alvarez has yet to overcome an ACL injury. The Mastini, meanwhile, kicked off the new Serie A campaign in fashion, with the team beating both Empoli and AS Roma.
Sassuolo, though, want this win more than Verona, which is probably the main reason why we are going to put our money on the hosts. Defender Isak Hien misses out through suspension, while all Jayden Braaf, Ajdin Hrustic, Darko Lazovic, and Thomas Henry remain in the treatment room, speaking of the visiting side. In their last meeting at the venue Sassuolo defeated Verona 2-1.
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 (Verona):
Founded back in 1903, Hellas Verona are a professional football club that compete in the Italian Serie A. The “Mastini” are well known for their yellow and blue jerseys and they welcome their opponents at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. Hellas Verona share rivalry with Chievo Verona and the two local rivals face each other in the “Derby della Scala”.
The first derby of Verona was played on November 18, 2001, with Hellas Verona emerging triumphant (3-2). In 1985 the Mastini won their first and only Scudetto, with the team finishing the season in top position in the Serie A standings, four points clear of second-placed Torino. The likes of Preben Elkjaer, Giuseppe Calderisi, Hans-Peter Briegel, Pietro Fanna and Antonio Di Gennaro led Hellas Verona to the historical success.
However, the most famous footballer who played for Verona is Romania international Adrian Mutu, who scored 16 goals in 57 appearances in the league for the Stadio Marc’ Antonio Bentegodi outfit. Verona will compete in the Italian top flight in the 2017/2018 season as they finished the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign in second position in the table.
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