In a weekend match on Saturday Oct 29th, in week 12, Napoli hosts Sassuolo at Stadio San Paolo, Napoli in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Napoli recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Roma. Victor Osimhen scored the first goal for Napoli in the 80th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Roma was frustrated by Napoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Napoli ended the match with the shutout victory. Napoli is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while sassuolo is fresh off their 2-1 win against Hellas Verona. Federico Ceccherini struck first for Hellas Verona in the 2nd minute on a feed from Fabio Depaoli, but Armand Lauriente got the equalizer for Sassuolo in the 32nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 74th minute on a goal by Davide Frattesi. Sassuolo is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Napoli won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Davide Frattesi and Armand Lauriente have been the hottest scorers for Sassuolo in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Napoli is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Giacomo Raspadori and Hirving Lozano each having 3 goals in their last five.