Sassuolo on the pitch at the “Ferraris” stadium in Genoa at 3pm today, Sunday 12 May, for the match against Genoa valid for the thirty-sixth matchday of Serie A. The neroverdi, encouraged by the success against Inter which came last week at Mapei Stadium (1-0) and from the missteps of two direct competitors for salvation in the advance matches of this round (Frosinone defeated 0-5 by Inter and Cagliari beaten 5-1 by Milan), they have the opportunity to return to race for salvation. In fact, awaiting the results of Udinese, Empoli and Verona, on the pitch between today and tomorrow, the neroverdi with a success against Genoa (currently twelfth in the table and already safe) would catch Frosinone at 32 points and would move to -1 from Cagliari who will visit Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium next Sunday. Genoa and Sassuolo have faced each other 19 times in Serie A: the balance leans in favor of the neroverdi, with 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 successes for the rossoblù. The last precedent dates back to December 22nd, when Genoa won 1-2 at the Mapei Stadium: Pinamonti’s advantage was countered by Gudmundsson with a penalty and Ekuban. The referee of the match will be Maurizio Mariani of Aprilia. Assistants will be Alessandro Costanzo from Orvieto and Dario Cecconi from Empoli. Fourth official will be Matteo Gualtieri from Asti. Var and Avar will be Valerio Marini of Roma1 and Marco Di Bello of Brindisi.
WHERE TO SEE THE MATCH – It will be possible to follow Genoa-Sassuolo on Dazn, in addition to our live coverage on the ParladiSport.it website.
THE LATEST FROM THE FIELD
HERE GENOA – In Mr. Gilardino’s 3-5-2, the duo of Gudmundsson and Retegui should find space up front. In the middle of the field, Badelj should be flanked by Thorsby and Frendrup, while on the side lanes there is doubt on the right between Spence and Sabelli, while on the left there should be space for Martin. Behind, the trio protecting Martinez should be made up of Vogliacco, De Winter and Vasquez.
SASSUOLO HERE – The only sure absentees in the Neroverde home, as confirmed in the pre-match press conference by Mister Ballardini, are Berardi, Defrel and Castillejo. There are some doubts regarding the formation: we are moving towards confirming the 3-5-2 with which the success against Inter came, which should be preferred to the usual 4-2-3-1. Up front, there should still be room for the Laurientè-Pinamonti pair, while on the side lanes Toljan on the right and Doig on the left are favourites. In the middle, Lipani is playing for the position with Obiang in the control room, while in the role of midfielder Thorstvedt seems certain of a place, while Boloca and Henrique are in the running for the other. In defence, Erlic, Kumbulla and Ferrari should be confirmed to protect Consigli, even if Tressoldi returns after serving a one-match suspension.
THE PROBABLE FORMATIONS
Genoa (3-5-2): Martinez; Vogliacco, De Winter, Vasquez; Sabelli, Thorsby, Badelj, Frendrup, Martin; Gudmundsson, Retegui. All. Gilardino.
Sassuolo (3-5-2): Advice; Erlic, Kumbulla, Ferrari; Toljan, Henrique, Lipani, Thorstvedt, Doig; Laurientè, Pinamonti. All. Ballardini.
