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2023/24 Italian Serie A
Matchday 5
US Sassuolo v Juventus FC
MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy
Saturday, 23 September 2023
Kick-off is at 18h00 CAT
US Sassuolo will battle it out with Juventus FC in an
Italian Serie A match at the MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore on 23 September.
Current Form
The Black and Greens succumbed to a 4-2 defeat to Frosinone Calcio away on 17 September and it was their second defeat in their last three matches in the league.
Sassuolo secured a win over Hellas Verona in their last home game and the victory ended their four-match winless run at the MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore.
Meanwhile, Juventus emerged a s 3-1 winners over SS Lazio at home on 16 September as they extended their unbeaten run to five matches in Serie A.
The Old Lady are also enjoying a three-match unbeaten run on the road having recorded three consecutive victories as the visitors.
Team News
Sassuolo have no suspension, but Agustín Álvarez, Pedro Obiang and Andrea Consigli are both currently nursing their respective injuries.
Juventus, on the other hand, will be without Paul Pogba who has been hit with a doping ban while Mattia De Sciglio and Federico Gatti are both out injured.
Quotes
“The only way this match could have gone better would have been to not concede a goal, but it is a victory that gives us a boost. We have worked hard for this, but you never know how the match after the break will go," Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic said after their win over Lazio.
"We were solid, compact and we deserved to win. I must congratulate Lazio, they are an excellent team. Last year was a very difficult year for us from every point of view, and we didn't do badly; we feel angry, and only with this aggression, with this compactness, with this unity can we achieve great things.
"Let's take it game by game. Federico Chiesa? We are great friends, we have known each other for a long time, we played together at Fiorentina, now we can finally play together here too," he added.
" I am very happy to have him next to me, he is very important for the team from many points of view, we are happy that he is one of our players, I am convinced that we will do great together."
Head-to-Head
Sassuolo secured a 1-0 win over Juventus in their last meeting in the league which was on 16 April 2023 at the MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore.
The win snapped the Black and Greens' two-match winless run in the league against Old Lady who had recorded two consecutive victories.
Serie A matchday 5 fixtures
Friday, 22 September
18:30 - US Salernitana v Frosinone Calcio
20:45 - US Lecce v Genoa CFC
Saturday, 23 September
15:00 - AC Milan v Hellas Verona
18:00 - US Sassuolo v Juventus FC
20:45 - SS Lazio v AC Monza
Sunday, 24 September
12:30 - Empoli FC v Inter Milan
15:00 - Atalanta BC v Cagliari FC
15:00 - Udinese Calcio v ACF Fiorentina
18:00 - Bologna FC v SSC Napoli
20:45 - Torino v AS Roma
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