Sassuolo defender Luca Antei. (Photo : Getty Images)
Controversial team US Sassuolo Calcio (1-2-0, 3 points) is set to meet streaking squad Genoa CFC (2-0-0, 6 points) in a 2016-2017 Serie A season game scheduled at the Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore on Sunday, Sep. 18.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Sassuolo had a good start to the season with a 1-0 win over Palermo on opening day before beating newly-promoted side Pescara, 2-1, in their second game.
However, their victory over Pescara was reversed by the Italian Football Federation into a 0-3 loss after they were found out to be breaching the Italian domestic first division league's regulations on signing players before the new season begins.
The governing body discovered that the team illegally signed forward Antonino Ragusa from Serie B outfit AC Cesena late last month after their official 25-man roster was already submitted to the league. Clubs are prohibited from signing new players after submission unless the league is notified, which Sassuolo failed to do.
With that, I Neroverdi ended up being denied three points in their record as they are now settled at the 17th spot of the league table.
Head coach Eusebio Di Francesco's side is coming off a 1-3 loss to Juventus last Saturday at the Juventus Stadium, via BBC Sport.
Defender Luca Antei was the lone scorer for Sassuolo as Juve's Gonzalo Higuaín unleashed a brace while Miralem Pjanic scored one.
Meanwhile, Genoa has only played two games this season after three weeks of competitions because their week 3 fixture with Fiorentina was re-scheduled due to extreme weather conditions.
Their Sunday game was stopped by referee Luca Banti at the 28th minute with both teams still scoreless after the pitch was deemed unplayable. Team captains Gonzalo Rodriguez and Armando Izzo both agreed with the official.
Il Grifone's last match was a 3-1 win over newly-promoted side Crotone at the Adriatico Stadium on Aug. 28, via SkySports.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 decision for Sassuolo.
Sassuolo starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Consigli; Gazzola, Acerbi, Antei, Peluso; Pellegrini, Magnanelli, Duncan; Politano, Matri, Ragusa
Genoa starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Munoz; Lazovic, Rincon, Veloso, Laxalt; Ntcham, Pavoletti, Ocampos
