In this week 14 match, on Wed Nov 9th, Roma will travel to Reggio nell’Emilia to battle Sassuolo in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. In their last match, 11th placed Sassuolo, recorded a 0-1 loss against Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi struck first for Empoli in the 64th minute on a feed from Martín Satriano, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sassuolo couldn’t muster any offence and Empoli ran away with the shutout win. Sassuolo is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Roma is fresh off their 3-1 win against Ludogorets. Lima Morais scored the first goal for Ludogorets in the 42nd minute, then Lorenzo Pellegrini tied it up for Roma in the 56th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 65th minute on a penalty goal by Lorenzo Pellegrini to cap off a wild match. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Roma should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Roma won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Roma’s most prolific scorer has been Lorenzo Pellegrini. The Italian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Davide Frattesi has been the most prolific scorer on Sassuolo in the last 5 matches with two goals.