Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sunday’s football match at Dacia Arena pits together Udinese and Sassuolo, the two mid-table sides. The Zebrette failed to win the previous eight league fixtures, and, no doubt, they are determined to put an end to the negative trend. Argentina forward Ignacio Pussetto remains in the recovery room, but he should be the only absentee in the home team. Fit-again winger Gerard Deulofeu is pushing for a start.
The Neroverdi, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a shocking 2-1 loss to Empoli. Since Sassuolo are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Lopez is out of contention through suspension, while both Djuricic and Ayhan remain on the sidelines with injuries. In their last meeting in Udine the Zebrette defeated the Neroverdi 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Nicolas Andrade):
Nicolas Andrade is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Hellas Verona in Serie A. Nicolas was born in Colorado de Oeste on April 12, 1988 and he is a product of Atletico Mineiro youth school. The 190-cm-tall shot-stopper played for the likes of Villa Nova, Tombense and Anapolina in Brazil before joining Italian side Hellas Verona in 2010.
In 2014 he was sent on loan to Virtus Lanciano and he made 35 appearances in the league for the club. At the end of the 2014/2015 season the Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with Trapani, but he eventually returned to the “City of Love”. Nicolas managed to keep no less than 17 clean sheets in 42 appearances for Hellas Verona in the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign.
He has established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper at Verona, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the Brazil national football team. His contract with the Mastini should expire on June 30, 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.