Sassuolo-PSV Eindhoven is a friendly and will be played on Saturday at 15:00: news, statistics, formations, predictions, live TV and streaming
Saxuolo have chosen Marbella and Spain’s sunny Costa del Sol to prepare for their return to the pitch, set for 4 January, when the neroverdi will face Dejan Stankovic’s Sampdoria at the Mapei Stadium.
Alessio Dionisi’s men want to arrive ready for that appointment and that is why they have chosen to measure themselves against three teams of a certain calibre, of international level and used to playing a European type of football. In the past few days Sassuolo have beaten Marseille 3-2, thanks in part to a goal from the re-established captain Berardi, whose absence was felt in the Emilian team’s essentially anonymous first part of the season.
After the challenge with the French, comes the examination of Psv Eindhoven, third force in the Dutch league, coached by former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. Psv – who will also be involved in the Europa League from February – will play their first official match later than Sassuolo. The Eredivisie, in fact, will only start again on 7 January: the chase after Ajax and Feyenoord starts with the match at the Philips Stadion against Sparta Rotterdam. In the friendly against the neroverdi, van Nistelrooy will not be able to dispose of starlet Cody Gakpo, a great protagonist at the World Cup with Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands.
On the other hand, Dionisi has not yet rejoined defender Erlic, still in Qatar with his Croatia side, who will more or less simultaneously play the final for third and fourth place against Morocco. Also absent are Defrel and Muldur, both back from injury.
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The Prediction
We expect at least four goals in total in this friendly match between two very offensive-minded teams like Sassuolo and Psv Eindhoven, who won’t spare themselves.
Sassuolo-PSV Eindhoven’s likely line-up
- SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Toljan, Ayhan, Ferrari, Rogerio; Frattesi, Maxime Lopez, Thorstvedt; Berardi, Pinamonti, Laurientè.
- PSV EINDHOVEN (4-3-3): Benitez; Teze, Obispo, Seelt, Mauro; Van den Heuvel, Veerman, Colyn; El Ghazi, Fofana, Madueke.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-3
