Overview
Although this is still a season that cannot meet the expectations of Torino fans, the Turin team has at least completed the most important goal of staying in Serie A quite early.
In the context of falling freely in the rankings at the beginning of the season, Torino created a significant turning point after the decision to change coaches. The appearance of Roberto D'Aversa helped the team quickly improve their form and regain stability.
Under the leadership of the Italian strategist, Torino won 14 points after 9 matches, thereby gradually improving their position in the rankings. That positive streak also includes an impressive comeback to draw 2-2 with Inter Milan.
However, the 0-2 defeat to Udinese in the most recent round has made their hopes of entering the top 10 much slimmer.
However, Torino still has a significant foothold when playing at home, where their form has clearly improved recently.
In the opposite direction, Sassuolo is having a much more positive season after returning to Serie A. The Emilia team is currently 8 points ahead of Torino in the standings and has many opportunities to close the season in the upper half of the standings.
After winning Serie B last season to return to the highest league in Italy, Sassuolo quickly completed their relegation goal and can now play with a completely comfortable mentality.
Neroverdi's recent form is particularly impressive. They have won 26 points in the last 14 matches, notably the 2-0 victory over AC Milan in the recent round.
In that match, Sassuolo's icon Domenico Berardi continued to leave his mark with the opening goal against his favorite opponent. After Milan lost a player, Armand Lauriente scored another goal to seal the victory for the Mapei home team.
However, Sassuolo's away form is still a big question mark as their last away victory took place in February. This opens up hope for Torino in the upcoming highly balanced match.
Personnel situation
Torino continues to face a personnel problem in attack as both Che Adams and Duvan Zapata have not fully recovered from thigh injuries. Therefore, D'Aversa still has to carefully consider the option of pairing with Giovanni Simeone in the upcoming match.
In addition to losses in the front line, Torino is also at risk of missing Marcus Pedersen, Zakaria Aboukhlal and important center-back Ardian Ismajli due to injury. However, midfielder Tino Anjorin is showing positive signs of recovery and hopes to return in time after a hip problem.
On the other side, Sassuolo also does not have the strongest force. Fabio Grosso is closely monitoring the fitness of Domenico Berardi and Jay Idzes before the away trip to Turin.
In addition, Darryl Bakola, Fali Cande, Daniel Boloca and Edoardo Pieragnolo are all unable to play due to injury, while Alieu Fadera is absent due to suspension.
Expected lineup:
Torino: Paleari, Coco, Marianucci, Ebosse, Lazaro, Casadei, Ilkhan, Gineitis, Obrador, Vlasic, Simeone.
Sassuolo: Turati, Coulibaly, Walukiewicz, Muharemovic, Garcia, Thorstvedt, Matic, Kone, Berardi, Nzola, Lauriente.
The match between Torino and Sassuolo takes place at 1:45 a.m. on May 9 (Vietnam time).
