Sassuolo – Cremonese

Cremonese will resist the nominal favourites for the match

After the arrival of Davide Ballardini, Cremonese immediately began to produce results. In the first game, the allenator managed to knock Napoli out of the Italian Cup, followed by a draw against Bologna in the league and a win over Roma in the Coppa. The question of their first Serie A win since their return, however, has been put off by the Grigiorossi. Cremonese, interestingly enough, managed to beat Roma for the second time in a month! And the team did it with the same score - 2-1. Even more impressively, Balardini's side took the lead after conceding and managed to get three points thanks to Cefani's goal in the 83rd minute. The Grigiorossi could have scored their first league points the previous matchday. Back then, the club drew 2-2 with Torino to seal their first win on 79 minutes. All this indicates a definite positive momentum in the squad. Ballardini is pleased with the performances but says the team have a long way to go. Cremonese are currently sitting in 19th place and eight points adrift of 17th place. Sassuolo registered a narrow victory over Lecce last matchday. It was made possible thanks to a Christian Torstvedt goal. Before that, the Neroverdi were defeated by Napoli (0-2) and dropped points to Udinese 2-2. It is worth noting that the team have played poorly at the Citta del Tricolore. Thus, the Dionisi side have only won four games at home, the only one by more than one goal. The problem for Sassuolo in this match will definitely be the absence of Domenico Berardi. The team leader misses the game due to yellow cards. It's worth recalling one of the segments of the league season that the Neroverdi were without Domenico. In the last 11 games of last year, Berardi appeared in three games and played a total of 63 minutes. The goalkeeper was then haunted by injuries and the team was in a huge decline. During that stretch, Sassuolo produced just three wins (only one of which was by more than one goal) and lost six times. Interestingly, it was then that the Neroverdi held a meeting with the Grigiorossi. The match ended in a 0-0 stalemate. A first win in the league would definitely boost Cremonese's motivation. The team managed to escape from last place and are clearly eager to continue progressing in that direction. There might not be a second success for Ballardini's side but they can certainly look to gain some points.