Fiorentina-Sassuolo is a match of the thirty-fourth day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 8:45 pm: odds, predictions, live TV, streaming.
The first cup is gone. Fiorentina on Thursday got a comeback from Atalanta in the return leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal (4-1), thus failing to repeat last year’s final. Episodes, at the Gewiss Stadium, made the difference, although the Viola, compared to the first leg, struggled to contain the Nerazzurri’s physical overpower, and Milenkovic’s expulsion early in the second half proved detrimental.
Now the liliati are left with two ways to play in Europe again next year and try to win a trophy: in the coming week they will play another semifinal, this time with Club Brugge in the Conference League; in the league, on the other hand, the last is not yet said thanks to last Sunday’s success over tail-end Salernitana (0-2), which brought Vincenzo Italiano’s team closer again to that eighth place – Napoli is only three points away – that at the end of the season could be worth a pass to the third continental event. The cup is obviously at the top of the Viola’s thoughts, but between now and the end of May the calendar seems to extend a helping hand and it would be a shame not to try. In Florence on Sunday’s postponement comes Sassuolo, increasingly in danger of relegation. After three draws in a row with Udinese, Salernitana and Milan, the neroverdi came back to lose at home to Lecce (0-3), showing worrying signs of letting up. Davide Ballardini’s men, penultimate in the standings, have won only two games in 2024. And one of the two just so happened to be against Fiorentina last January.
Fiorentina-Sassuolo: the latest lineup news
Unusual rebus regarding Fiorentina’s starting lineup, with Italiano set to rest several bigs ahead of the conference match with the Belgians. Nico Gonzalez, Ranieri, Mandragora, and Kouamé are likely to be rested, while Kayode, Parisi, Quarta, Duncan, and former Lopez could see each other again from 1′.
On the other side, Ballardini has to do without Laurienté, who is disqualified, and plans to move Thorstvedt back a few meters, positioning him in the midfield next to Matheus Henrique. Viti is favored over Doig in defense, on the three-quarter instead Volpato is in the ballot with Ceide. Finally, Pedersen, struggling with a back problem, is difficult to recover.
The prediction
After the elimination from the Coppa Italia, the championship suddenly returns to have “appeal” for a Viola team that could, however, discount the fatigues of the midweek commitment-the Gigliati have been playing every third day for several weeks-and that will have to reckon with Sassuolo’s hunger for salvation points. Time is running out for the Emilians, who we think will at least manage to avoid defeat at the “Franchi” in a match with at least one goal on each side.
The probable formations of Fiorentina-Sassuolo
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi; Maxime Lopez, Duncan; Ikonè, Beltran, Sottil; Belotti.
SASSUOLO (4-2-3-1): Consigli; Toljan, Erlic, Ferrari, Viti; Matheus Henrique, Thorstvedt; Defrel, Bajrami, Volpato; Pinamonti.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
