Serie A preview: Roma hopes to get out of the trough and attack the top spot, Sassuolo has shown its dark horse potential
6686 Sports October 26th At 22:00 on October 26th, Beijing time, in the 8th round of Serie A, Sassuolo's home team faced Roma. Roma hopes to get out of the decline and continue to attack the league championship, while Sassuolo ranks in the middle of the league.
In the Serie A standings, Sassuolo ranks 11th with 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses and 10 points, while Roma ranks 3rd with 5 wins, 2 losses and 15 points.
In the last two games, Roma suffered defeats at home. They lost 0-1 to Inter Milan (Serie A) and 1-2 to Plzen (European League). This time they will also try to avoid three consecutive losses. Although Roma's recent situation is not good, they have not fallen behind in the league competition. They are currently only 3 points behind the pace leader Napoli. If they can get three points in this game, Roma will rise to the top two positions in the standings, which will also encourage the team to strive for victory. Roma only scored 7 goals in the first 7 rounds, averaging only one goal per game, which did not meet the championship standards; but Roma's strength lies in its excellent defense. The team only conceded 3 goals in the first 7 rounds, becoming the team with the fewest goals conceded in the league.
The main attackers in Roma include Sule (3 goals and 2 assists), Dov Bik (1 goal and 1 assist) and Pellegrini (1 goal and 1 assist).
Sassuolo has been in good competitive form recently. In the last 3 league rounds, they have remained unbeaten with 2 wins and 1 draw. As a newly promoted team, they can rank in the middle. The team's performance has exceeded expectations. Facing Roma, a team competing for the championship this time, it will be interesting to see whether the team can continue its recent good momentum.
Sassuolo’s main attackers are Berardi (1 goal and 3 assists), Fadela (1 goal and 2 assists) and Pinamonti (2 goals).
Sassuolo’s Muharemovic (defender, played 7 games, 1 assist), Yeverson Paz (defender, played 0 games), Poloca (midfielder, played 4 games) and Pierranolo (defender, played 1 game) were absent due to injuries; Roma’s Angelino (defender, played 5 games) and Bove (midfielder, played 0 games) were absent due to injuries.
In past encounters between the two sides, Sassuolo was at an absolute disadvantage with 2 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses; at the home court of Sassuolo, the two teams had played against each other in the past, and Sassuolo was at an absolute disadvantage with 1 win, 4 draws and 6 losses.