It’s a local derby between relegation-threatened Carpi and a Sassuolo side who can push for Europe with Domenico Berardi.
It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
These two sides are frankly improbable Serie A representatives, but they stand a good chance of playing this derby again next season.
It’s a local derby between relegation-threatened Carpi and a Sassuolo side who can push for Europe with Domenico Berardi.
It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
These two sides are frankly improbable Serie A representatives, but they stand a good chance of playing this derby again next season.
Carpi are in their debut campaign and for the first time are out of the bottom three, albeit only on goal difference due to their equal head-to-head record with Palermo.
Emanuele Suagher and Marco Crimi sit out bans with Jerry Mbakogu injured, so Matteo Mancosu leads the line.
Lorenzo Lollo was named in the line-up, but an old shoulder injury flared up again, so he was replaced by Filippo Porcari.
Sassuolo can even challenge Milan for a place in Europe and welcome Berardi back to the starting line-up for the first time in a month.
Gregoire Defrel is also available to complete the trident with Nicola Sansone.
Paolo Cannavaro returns from injury, albeit only from the bench, but Simone Missiroli and Karim Laribi are still on the treatment table.
These sides met only once before, a 1-0 Sassuolo victory back in November decided by Sansone.
Carpi: Belec; Poli, Romagnoli, Gagliolo, Letizia; Pasciuti, Cofie, Bianco, Di Gaudio, Porcari; Mancosu
Carpi bench: Brkic, Colombi, Sabelli, Zaccardo, Lollo, Verdi, Lasagna, De Guzman, Martinho, Daprela, Fedele
Sassuolo: Consigli; Vrsaljko, Acerbi, Peluso, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Defrel, Sansone
Sassuolo bench: Pomini, Pegolo, Pellegrini, Falcinelli, Politano, Cannavaro, Trotta, Broh, Erlic, Corbelli, Adjapong