Torino striker Andrea Belotti. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lowly squad US Sassuolo Calcio (5-11-2, 17 points) will try to snap a three-game losing slide as they meet middling side Torino FC (8-6-4, 28 points) in a 2016-2017 Serie A season match at their home field of Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore on Jan. 8, Sunday.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Sassuolo has lost their last three games after being unbeaten in the previous two as the team dropped to the 16th spot of the 20-team Italian top flight table. They are now seven points above the bottom three relegation area but are 16 points below the last Europa League qualifying spot for next season presently held by fifth-place team AC Milan.
I Neroverdi is coming off a high-scoring 3-4 loss to newly-promoted club Cagliari on the road at the Sant'Elia Stadium on Dec. 22, as per Sporting Life.
Cagliari forward Marco Sau broke the game's deadlock in the 14th minute before Sassuolo defender Claud Adjapong leveled the match in the 29th.
Italian midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini was able to give the lead to head coach Eusebio Di Francesco's side in the 33rd minute but he was sent off just a minute later due to a hard foul.
A 10-man Sassuolo squad was able to make it a 3-1 count with a penalty kick by Francesco Acerbi in the 58th minute, but Cagliari netted the last three goals of the contest to pull off the come-from-behind victory.
Meanwhile, Torino nipped middling club Genoa, 1-0, at their home ground of Olimpico di Torino also on Dec. 22, ESPN reported.
Italian striker Andrea Belotti provided the winning goal for head coach Siniša Mihajlović's squad with a close range right-footed shot in the 49th minute off an assist by Serbian forward Adem Ljajic following a set piece situation.
The win snapped Torino's three-game losing slide as the team is currently settled in the 8th spot in the overall standings.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 victory for Torino.
Sassuolo starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Consigli; Peluso, Acerbi, Antei, Lirola; Missiroli, Mazzitelli, Sensi; Ragusa, Adjapong, Defrel
Torino starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Hart; Barreca, Castan, Rossettini, Zappacosta; Obi, Benassi, Valdifiori; Ljajic, Falque, Belotti
