Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lowly club US Sassuolo Calcio (5-9-2, 17 points) is scheduled to host rising contenders Inter Milan (7-6-3, 24 points) at their home field of Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore on Sunday, Dec. 18 as the 2016-2017 Serie A season continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 6:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Sassuolo has been winless in five of their last six matches as the team continued to struggle in the current Italian top flight season. They are now settled in the 15th spot in the overall standings, eight points above the bottom three relegation zone.
I Neroverdi is coming off a sorry 1-2 loss to contending team Fiorentina on Monday on the road at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, as per SB Nation.
The hosts scored the opening goal with Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic's first goal of the game in the 10th minute with a right-footed shot from the center of the box from a pass by compatriot Milan Badelj.
Kalinic then doubled Viola's advantage 29 minutes later with another right-footer, with the assist this time coming from Italian forward Federico Chiesa.
Head coach Eusebio Di Francesco's side managed to cut the lead in the 76th minute with a goal by Italian defender Francesco Acerbi, but they fell short on finding the equalizer late in the game to settle for the loss.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan successfully bounced back from their previous loss to Napoli with a convincing 2-0 win over middling club Genoa last Sunday at their home ground of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Goal reported.
Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozovic was the man of the match for head coach Stefano Pioli' squad as he netted a brace in the 38th and 69th minutes to provide the two goals for Inter during the contest.
I Nerazzurri has now been unbeaten in four of their last five games, including three wins, which lifted the team to the ninth spot of the league table at the moment. They are now only seven points behind fourth and fifth-place teams Napoli and Lazio to possibly occupy one of the two Europa League qualifying berths next season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is another 2-0 romp for Inter Milan.
Sassuolo starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Consigli; Peluso, Acerbi, Cannavaro, Gazzola; Sensi, Pellegrini, Magnanelli; Ragusa, Ricci, Defrel
Inter Milan starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Handanovic; Murillo, Miranda, D'Ambrosio; Nagatomo, Brozovic, Mario, Candreva; Palacio, Eder, Icardi
