For the 30th matchday of Serie A, Davide Ballardini's Sassuolo hosts Gabriele Cioffi's Udinese. The venue for the challenge was the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia. It will be a full-blown salvation clash. The hosts are experiencing probably the worst season in their history since they conquered the top division. The ranking sees the Neroverdi in penultimate place with 23 points won, four less than the Friulians who find themselves in fourteenth place. The kick-off of Sassuolo–Udinese is scheduled for 3pm on Monday 1 April 2024.
DAZN holds the television rights to the entire Serie A and the match between Sassuolo and Udinese will be visible exclusively on DAZN. Subscribers will be able to watch the match in streaming by connecting to the broadcaster's app via any device: smart TV, smartphone, TV and tablet. The agreement with Sky allows Sky&DAZN subscribers to be able to watch the match live on TV via decoder by tuning into the Zona DAZN channel.
TV channel: Zona DAZN
Streaming: DAZN
Sassuolo gets back two important players in Thirstvedt and Doig, both disqualified in the match before the break, but loses Erlic – again due to disqualification. His replacement will be chosen between Viti and Kumbulla, with the former being a slight favourite. In attack, Bajrami has the advantage over Defrel for the role of right winger behind Pinamonti. At Udinese there is the recovery of Perez in defense (but he risks starting from the bench) and the absence of Walace due to suspension. The conditions of Lucca – who returned injured from the national team – are to be evaluated, in the event of a forfeit Success is ready.
SASSUOLO (4-2-3-1): Advice; Pedersen, Ferrari, Viti, Doig; Racic, Boloca; Bajrami, Thorstvedt, Laurienté; Pinamonti. Trainer: Davide Ballardini.
UDINESE (3-5-1-1): You're right; Ferreira, Beauty, Giannetti; Pereyra, Lovric, Zarraga, Payer, Camera; Thauvin, Success. Trainer: Gabriele Cioffi.
A survival clash that could say a lot about the future of the two teams in Serie A. A very delicate match for both teams, perhaps a little more for Sassuolo who find themselves in the relegation zone and must take advantage of the direct clashes at home in order to re-emerge . It must be said that the Emilians are not used to living in this situation, having always – or almost – achieved salvation early. Udinese are more accustomed – at least in recent years – to these situations and to the tension of fighting not to be relegated. For this reason we are unable to predict a victory for the home team, but we assume a Friulian team capable of taking a small point from this away match in Reggio Emilia.
Sassuolo-Udinese prediction: 1-1
