DBasia.news – February 4, 2018, will always be remembered by Sassuolo squad. No wonder, their visit to Allianz, Juventus FC home, ended tragically. Domenico Berardi and friends got humiliated by the host team with a 7-0 score.
Now, 7 months later, Sassuolo under Roberto De Zerbi will once again challenge Juventus in the same place. But this time, the host team insist that they aren’t fear of the opponent’s big name. Sassuolo did start the 2018-2019 Serie A with a convincing performance.
In the opening match, Sassuolo defeated one of Scudetto candidates, Inter Milan with a 1-0 score. Next, the team played draw 2-2 against Cagliari. Recently, they defeated Genoa with a 5-3 score. One of the keys behind these successes is no other than Kevin Prince Boateng.
The former AC Milan player was like reborn in Sassuolo. In four matches, Boateng scored three goals and one assist.
“The match against Juventus is a special game. Whenever you play against first place, you are taking on the best. To take points you have to be perfect and hope that they are not,” Boateng said in the interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.
It’s interesting to see whether Boateng could steal the spotlight in this match from Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo who is still hunting for his first goal in Serie A.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Certainly, Juventus have a superior squad against Sassuolo. Recently, I Bianconeri always gain the victory in five last matches against Sassuolo. The away team haven’t stolen any point whenever they come to Turin. They just scored one goal and conceded 16 goals.
Besides expecting Ronaldo’s goals, Allegri could also rely on Mario Mandzukic who is currently revealing his fantastic performance. Now, he has scored two goals and one assist in 2018-2019 Serie A.
Squad Prediction:
Juventus (4-3-3): Szczesny; Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Emre Can, Pjanic, Matuidi; Bernardeschi, Mandzukic, C. Ronaldo
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri
Chievo (4-3-3): Consigli; Lirola, Magnani, Marlon, Rogerio; Bourabia, Locatelli, Duncan; Berardi, Boateng, Di Francesco
Coach: Roberto De Zerbi