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Serie A
Dec 6, 2014 at 5pm UK
 
Sassuolo logo

2-2

Ljajic (78' pen., 93')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Zaza (16', 18')

Preview: Roma vs. Sassuolo

Sports Mole looks ahead to Saturday's Serie A encounter between Roma and Sassuolo at the Stadio Olimpico.

Roma can remain hot on the heels of Serie A leaders Juventus by picking up all three points in Saturday's clash against Sassuolo.

Rudi Garcia's side snatched their third consecutive victory in Italy's top flight with a thrilling 4-2 win over Inter Milan last week.

Juventus are due to play tomorrow evening against Fiorentina, and should they stretch their lead to six points, then Roma will be under pressure not to slip up in their pursuit of the title.

Roma have struggled to keep a clean sheet in their last two fixtures, but have a perfect record in the league at home this season having won all of their seven matches at the Stadio Olimpico.

This weekend's opponents Sassuolo are in a rich vein of form after extending their unbeaten run to seven last week with a 2-1 triumph over Hellas Verona.

The team have moved up to 10th in the standings, and while 13 points separate them from Roma, they are just five adrift of third-placed Napoli after 13 games.

Sassuolo suffered defeat the last time out against Roma, but in this fixture last season, they were able to snatch a 1-1 draw in stoppage time.

Miralem Pjanic is expected to start for Roma on Saturday after netting a brace against Inter Milan last week, while Saphir Taider is likely to be in the first XI for the visitors.

Roma:

Form in Serie A: DWLWWW
Form in all competitions: DLWWDW

Possible starting lineup: De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Keita, Nainggolan, Pjanic; Totti, Gervinho, Ljajic

Sassuolo:

Form in Serie A: WWDDWW
Form in all competitions: WDDWWW

Possible starting lineup: Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Missiroli, Magnanelli, Taider; Berardi, Floccari, Sansone

Sports Mole says: 3-1


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2Inter Milan1173125131224
3Atalanta BCAtalanta1171329141522
4Fiorentina116412291322
5Lazio1171324141022
6Juventus115601971221
7AC Milan105231711617
8Udinese115151416-216
9Bologna103611211115
10Torino114251516-114
11Empoli1135389-114
12Roma113441214-213
13Hellas VeronaHellas Verona114071624-812
14CagliariCagliari11236919-109
15Genoa11236821-139
16Como112361222-109
17Parma111641417-39
18Monza111551014-48
19VeneziaVenezia112271019-98
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