PREDICTED LINE-UPS | Sassuolo v Fiorentina | OneFootball

Fiorentina will hope to stretch their unbeaten run to nine games in a row when they face a stumbling Sassuolo side tomorrow at the Mapei Stadium.

A series of 1-0 wins over Verona, Monza and Torino in their last three league matches have helped Fiorentina secure a top-four place in the new year. They are just three points short of 3rd-placed Milan and the goal now will be to sustain this form until the end of the season to qualify for the Champions League.

Last season’s Conference League finalists have progressed to the knockouts for this term while recovering their league form after a shaky start. Their tenth win of the campaign made them clear by two points of Bologna and four points of Atalanta with whom they had been exchanging places a few months back. Tomorrow’s goal for the Viola would be to clinch the three points and hope for a favourable result from Milan’s match with Empoli.

Meanwhile, Sassuolo arrive at this match in stark contrast to their opponents as they are winless in their previous six games across all competitions.

Despite scoring 25 goals this season, the Neroverdi have found failure in defence, leading them to ten defeats from the first 18 matches. Alessio Dionisi’s men departed from the Coppa Italia following a 3-1 loss to Atalanta and are just two points adrift of the drop zone. They need to start gathering up points now to avert a bitter relegation battle at the end of the season.

Here are the predicted line-ups for the match according to Sky Italia:

Sassuolo (4-2-3-1): Consigli; Toljan, Erlic, Ferrari, Pedersen; Boloca, Henrique; Berardi, Thorstvedt, Lauriente; Pinamonti.

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Arthur, Duncan; Ikone, Bonaventura, Brekalo; Beltran.

Trambak Bhattacherjee | GIFN