Sassuolo Vs Fiorentina: La Viola Threatened With Dark Record Ahead Of The Duel At Mapei Stadium

JAKARTA - Sassuolo will host Fiorentina in the 14th week of Serie A at Mapei Stadium, Saturday 6 December Italian time, in a match that brings together the two teams in a very contrasting direction of the season. The hosts are comfortable on the centerboard, while Fiorentina have been mired in their gloomy season since returning to the highest caste in 2002.

Fiorentina came with a winless status from the first 13 league games. No team in Serie A history has ever survived relegation from such a bad position, a situation that is now looking to be reversed by new coach Paolo Vanoli. With just six points and a barren front line, the mission of saving the season feels like climbing a cliff without a safety rope.

Sassuolo has just been stopped by Como who is hot, lost 2-0 and thwarted their efforts to continue the positive trend. But overall, Neververdi appeared quite stable as a promotional team that was not awkward: five wins from 13 matches, 16 goals scored and 16 conceded, as well as a safe position 10 points above the relegation zone. Jay Idzes cs' dream. to compete for European tickets is still there, but the home performance needs to be improved just two wins from six matches in Reggio Emilia.

Fiorentina itself fell again last week with a 2-0 defeat to Atalanta. Moise Kean has again kissed the crossbar three times this season, the most in the league without goals that could lift the team's morale. The situation is even more complicated because Fiorentina has only scored four away goals, the third least in Serie A.

Vanoli carries a heavy burden: the second worst away performance, a stalled attack, and a schedule that continues to press ahead of Christmas. Victory will not remove La Viola from the bottom three, but can get closer to the teams at 11 points and have the potential to start a small revival.

In Sassuolo's camp, the absence of a core player is still long. Domenico Berardi four goals and three assists are still injured and become a big hole that is difficult to patch. The burden of scoring goals has now fallen to Andrea Pinamonti who also has four goals, with Armand Lauriente still looking for consistency.

Fiorentina is no less dizzy: Martin Pongracic is absent due to suspension, while Tariq Lamptey and Robin Gosens are injured. Vanoli is expected to install Kean with Albert Gudmundsson to find a new breakthrough up front.

With the condition of each team, Sassuolo looks more structurally prepared, while Fiorentina is still stuck in a frustrated routine that they find difficult to stop. This duel could be a season-determining stage for Fiorentina or it's evidence that historical statistics don't hurt her.

Sassuolo have indeed been without a win in the last three home games, but Fiorentina have failed to score in four of the seven away games this season. Neververdi is more consistent in terms of scoring goals at Reggio Emilia, and that momentum may be enough to secure a narrow win.

Prediction of the Line-up:

Sassuolo (3-4-3): Duric; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic; Doig, Thorstvedt, Matic, Kone; Volpato, Pinamonti, Lauriente

Fiorentina (3-5-2): De Gea; Gumuzzo, Mari, Ranieri; Dodo, Mandragora, Fagioli, Sohm, Parisi; Kean, Gudmundsson

Prediction: Sassuolo 1-0 Fiorentina