Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sassuolo
Match Time & Date:
16/01/2022
12:30
Prediction: 2-1
Verona
Sassuolo and Verona take on each other at Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore in what is expected to be a close Serie A game. The Neroverdi produced their best display of the season at the weekend, with the team rolling over Empoli 5-1 on the road. Gianluca Scamacca is pushing for a start after scoring a brace in the last league fixture, while all Filippo Romagna, Filip Djuricic, Matheus Henrique, and Francesco Magnanelli continue to miss out with injuries. Midfielder Hamed Junior Traore is on international duty.
The Mastini, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a shocking 2-1 loss to Salernitana, but given their poor away record in the Serie A, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Sassuolo. Hongla represents Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, while all Ragusa, Bessa, Cancellieri, Coppola, Cetin, Montipo, and Magnani have been tested positive for coronavirus.
Highlighted Player (Vlad Chiriches):
Vlad Iulian Churches had an unusual path to the biggest stage, spending some time at the Benfica youth academy before returning to Romania to start his professional career at International. The central defender arrived to Steaua Bucuresti via Pandurii Targu Jiu and he needed just a year and a half to secure a big club move.
After snubbing a number of offers from Italian Serie A, Chiriches joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2013, becoming Steaua’s record transfer in the process. However, the Romania international did not enjoy the best of starts to his career in England and he was sold to Napoli after two somewhat disappointing seasons at White Hart Lane.
Chiriches has struggled for playing time at Stadio San Paolo as well, and he will probably need to play on regular basis if he is to realise his full potential. Meanwhile, the powerful defender remains an important member of the Romania national team, having earned more than 40 caps for the Tricolorii since making his debut in 2011.
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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