Sassuolo VS AC Milan

Sassuolo, a distinctively attack-focused side in Serie A, have delivered solid home performances this campaign as they welcome AC Milan at their Mapei Stadium. Their long-serving attacking core Domenico Berardi remains the biggest threat in the final third, with his incisive wide bursts and high-quality set-piece deliveries constantly troubling opposing defenses. Laurienté and Esposito offer reliable support to surge into the penalty area, and the side has scored in nearly all of their competitive fixtures across all competitions this season. The major issue weighing on the team right now is a lengthy injury list, which has sidelined multiple first-choice midfield and defensive players. The newly paired central defensive duo has barely had enough time to build chemistry, leaving the side with a typical unbalanced profile of strong offense but shaky defense that easily collapses under sustained attacking pressure. Their narrow away defeat to Monza in the last round further exposed this long-running flaw: their attack still managed to carve out plenty of scoring chances, but their leaky backline failed to fix the recurring problem of conceding goals.