On the 29th of January, Milan plays host to Sassuolo in a clash of the Serie A. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 2nd placed Milan, recorded a 0-4 loss against Lazio. Sergej Milinković-Savić struck first for Lazio in the 4th minute on a feed from Mattia Zaccagni, then Mattia Zaccagni added another in the 38th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Milan couldn’t manage to score, and Lazio took the shutout win. Milan should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sassuolo recorded a 1-1 draw against Monza. Gianmarco Ferrari struck first for Sassuolo in the 13th minute, then Gianluca Caprari tied it up for Monza in the 60th minute earning Monza a comeback draw. Sassuolo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 30th of August, Sassuolo hosted Milan in their last match together. Sassuolo and Milan battled to a 0-0 draw in front of just over 18000. Neither Sassuolo nor Milan could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Domenico Berardi has been the most prolific scorer on Sassuolo in the last 5 matches with two goals. Rafael Leão has been the most effective weapon for Milan lately. The Portugeese attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.