Serie A

Salernitana vs. Sassuolo: kicking off Matchday 31

Salernitana to host Sassuolo to reopen the fight for survival. The Neroverdi need points to get out of the penultimate position

Salernitana and Sassuolo will open Matchday 31 in Serie A TIM at the Arechi. With 24 points still up for grabs and 11 needed for safety, the hosts, on 14 points, will need to win to keep their hopes of playing to the bitter end alive. The Neroverdi also need points, penultimate on 24, and having lost to Roma and drawn against Udinese since the win over Frosinone on 9 March. With a win, Baladrini’s lads could, for at least a moment, make it out of the relegation places.

DID YOU KNOW?

In the last eight meetings between the bottom two teams in the Serie A table, the home side has won only once (D3 L4): Hellas Verona 2-0 Cremonese in January 2023. Salernitana and Sassuolo are the two teams that have conceded the most goals in the second half of Serie A games this season (33 each). Furthermore, only Salernitana (21) have conceded more goals than Sassuolo (16) in the final 15 minutes of games in the competition this term.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Sassuolo are unbeaten in four of their five games against Salernitana in Serie A (W2 D2 L1). After their 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture in November, they could draw both meetings in a campaign for the first time in the top-flight. Salernitana are unbeaten at home against Sassuolo in Serie A, drawing 2-2 in March 2022 and winning 3-0 in April 2023.

PLAYERS

Antonio Candreva has been involved in 10 goals against Sassuolo in Serie A (four goals, six assists), only been directly involved in more against Fiorentina (13) in the top-flight. Andrea Pinamonti has scored three goals against Salernitana in Serie A, including his first brace in the competition back in October 2021; Roma are the only side the Italian forward has netted more often against inthe top-flight (5 goals).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: Gyomber, Candreva, Coulibaly (Salernitana); Pedersen (Sassuolo)

REFEREE

Sozza (Bresmes-Bercigli) IV: Minelli, VAR: Di Paolo, AVAR: Gariglio

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM

Lazio-Salernitana (Friday 12 April, 20:45 CEST) Sassuolo-Milan (Sunday 14 April, 15:00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)