Pisa vs Sassuolo Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Pisa suffered a very frustrating humbling at the hands of league leaders Internazionale at San Siro last week as they seek to bounce back with the visit of Sassuolo to Tuscany.
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Pisa preview: Competitive but beaten
Last weekend, Pisa managed to take a 2-0 lead away at Inter thanks to a brace of goals scored by Santiago Moreo before the Nerazzurri came from behind to demolish Alberto Gilardino’s Tuscans by six goals to nil in Lombardy.
Pisa, following their promotion to the top-flight last season, have often been competitive like in the first-half of that game. However, with just one victory all season do they sit rock-bottom in Serie A.
Sassuolo preview: Steady Sassuolo
Sassuolo also gained promotion to the Italian top-flight last season and, under the management of 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Fabio Grosso, Sassuolo sit firmly in the middle-of-the-table.
The visitors came through a recent poor run of form to edge past Cremonese by a goal to nil at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia last weekend, courtesy of a third minute winner scored by attacker Alieu Fadera.
Pisa team news: Loads of issues
Pisa are dealing with lots of issues for this one as Arturo Calabresi is missing through suspension, while key men Henrik Meister and Adrian Semper were forced off through injury last week.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Scuffet; Bozhinov, Canestrelli, Coppola; Toure, Aebischer, Marin, Angori; Moreo, Tramoni; Durosinmi
Unavailable: Semper (Injured), Denoon (Injured), Lusuardi (Injured), Raul Albiol (Injured), Calabresi (Suspended), Vural (Injured), Juan Cuadrado (Injured), Meister (Injured), Nzola (Injured)
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Sassuolo team news: A few issues
Sassuolo have a few issues as they head to Arena Garibaldi as defender Fali Cande is sidelined alongside midfield duo Daniel Boloca and Edoardo Pieragnolo, but captain Domenico Berardi is now fully fit again.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Muric; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig; Lipani, Matic, Kone; Fadera, Moro, Lauriente
Unavailable: Cande (Injured), Boloca (Injured), Pieragnolo (Injured)
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Pisa vs Sassuolo prediction
At the time of writing, the 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Gilardino remains in post at Pisa but there mounting pressure on him, despite the hosts’ reasonably strong performances. They face a Sassuolo side that have been predictably middle of the road and comfortably clear of the danger zone. Pisa’s inability to get themselves over the line means that backing an away win is always the best way to go.
Pisa vs Sassuolo tip: Double chance – Sassuolo to win or draw
