Sassuolo vs Inter Milan

Sassuolo and Inter Milan are set to trade tackles at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore in a tasty-looking Serie A showdown.

Scoring 2+ goals on either side of halftime helped Sassuolo thrash Salernitana 5-0 in a historic fixture, which saw the first-ever instance of a woman refereeing a Serie A contest last time out. Following a topsy-turvy six-game league start (W1, D3, L2), Alessio Dionisi’s men have won back-to-back top-flight matches ‘to nil’ and could make it three-straight Serie A victories without conceding for the first time in the club’s history. Despite being one of the most vulnerable defensive sides in Serie A for years, ‘I Neroverdi’ have kept five clean sheets in Italy’s top flight this term, with only Barcelona (6) recording more shutouts in the top five European leagues. Sassuolo ought to feel confident after beating Inter 2-0 in their most recent Serie A encounter in February.

In the meantime, Inter Milan played down the odds to beat Barcelona 1-0 in midweek Champions League action and seize control of the runner-up spot in the so-called ‘group of death.’ Head coach Simone Inzaghi will be desperate for his side to translate their impressive European showing to domestic proceedings after losing their last two Serie A outings despite breaking the deadlock on each occasion. Inzaghi’s prime assignment is to teach his men how to keep hold of the lead once they take it after dropping a league joint-high nine points from winning positions this term. Conceding first might prove detrimental to Inter’s bid to avoid losing three consecutive Serie A fixtures for the first time since May 2017. A lack of the bounce-back ability has seen ‘I Nerazzurri’ lose all four top-flight matches in which they fell behind in the score.