Sassuolo Vs Udinese: Sarat Dendam Match! The Host Wants To Reply To 9 Years Of Heartache

JAKARTA - After swallowing two consecutive defeats in the away match, Sassuolo will return home to face Udinese on Sunday evening, September 28 at Mapei Stadium. This match is crucial for Nereverdi, who is still struggling to adapt to the fierce competition in Serie A this season.

Sassuolo has just returned to Italy's highest caste after winning Serie B last season. However, life in Serie A has so far not gone smoothly. Of the four league games that have been played, they have only won one win and lost three times.

The only win came as they surprised Lazio with a score of 1-0, but the result was flanked by defeats to Napoli, Cremonese, and Inter Milan. The 2-1 defeat to Inter last week was followed by worse results in the middle of the week, when Sassuolo were eliminated from the Coppa Italia after being beaten 0-3 by Como at Stadio Sinigglia.

The defeat made Fabio Grosso and his team now more focused on their main target this season, namely staying in Serie A. However, the match against Udinese was not an easy test.

Sassuolo has a bad record against this Udine team, especially when playing in Reggio Emilia. In the last 11 home meetings in Serie A, Sassuolo was only able to win once over Udinese. In fact, it has been nine years since they last defeated their opponents, both home and away. The last three meetings of the two teams always ended in a draw.

Meanwhile, Udinese came to this match with high confidence. Despite losing their first season against AC Milan, they immediately got up by getting rid of Palermo in the Coppa Italia round with a 2-1 win.

Two new recruits, Nicolo Zaniolo and talented young midfielder Lennon Miller, appeared as starters and scored in the match. The win ensured their move to the round of 16, where they will meet Juventus.

Udinese's appearance this season is quite solid. Under the direction of Kosta Runjaic, who entered his second season with the club, they have recorded two away wins each against Inter and Pisa and looked more mature in maintaining game consistency. The match against Sassuolo became an opportunity for them to win their third away win in a row and continue to stick to the top of the standings.

In terms of player fitness, Sassuolo is likely to return to fielding a number of the main players who were rested against Como. Domenico Berardi and Nemanja Matic are predicted to appear immediately from the first minute, while right-back Sebastian Walukiewicz, who was absent from injury, has returned to play as a substitute. The only player left for Fabio Grosso is Yeferson Paz, who is still injured.

Udinese also faced a number of fitness problems, especially at the front and bottom of the crossbar. Their two main strikers, Adam Buksa and Vakoun Bayo, are doubtful of appearing due to minor injuries.

In addition, Iker Bravo was absent because he was playing for the Spanish national team at the U-20 World Cup. In the goalkeeper's position, the absence of Maduka Okeye (scorsing), Alessandro Nunziante (defense Italian U-20), and Daniele Padelli ( knee injury) made Razvan Salvador again trusted as a starter.

Meski Jay Idzes cs. memiliki keuntungan bermain di kandang, Udinese tampak lebih stabil dan percaya di awal musim ini. Dengan kekuatan lini tengah yang solid dan kecepatan di lini depan, mereka diprediksi mampu memberikan tekanan besar pada tuan rumah. Namun, Sassuolo bukan tanpa senjata, terutama dengan kembalinya Berardi dan potensi dari Andrea Pinamonti serta Armand Lauriente.

Seeing the record of the meeting which has been quite balanced lately and the performance of the two teams, the match is predicted to be tight. Sassuolo had great motivation to get up in front of their own supporters, while Udinese wanted to continue their positive trend in away matches.

For the fourth time in a row, the two teams will most likely share numbers again. Sassuolo has the potential to score goals, but weaknesses in their back line that have conceded an average of two goals per game could be the gap the visitors take advantage of. One point seems to be the most realistic result for both sides in this match.

Player Composition Forecast

Sassuolo : Duric; Coulibaly, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig; Kone, Matic, Vranckx; Berardi, Pinamonti, Lauriente

Udinese : Salvador; Ehizibue, Kristensen, Solet, Zemura; Atta, Piotrowski, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp; Zaniolo, Davis