Sassuolo are forced to reshuffle yet again amid an injury crisis in this very difficult trip to Sampdoria.
It kicks off at Marassi at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.
The campaign started so well for the Neroverdi, but it has been downhill over the last couple of months, as playing in the Europa League throughout the summer has taken its toll.
Domenico Berardi is the biggest loss and it’s still not clear when he’ll be back in action.
Sassuolo are forced to reshuffle yet again amid an injury crisis in this very difficult trip to Sampdoria.
It kicks off at Marassi at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.
The campaign started so well for the Neroverdi, but it has been downhill over the last couple of months, as playing in the Europa League throughout the summer has taken its toll.
Domenico Berardi is the biggest loss and it’s still not clear when he’ll be back in action.
Also sidelined today are Stefano Sensi, Alfred Duncan, Matteo Politano, Tim Letschert and suspended Davide Biondini.
Gregoire Defrel is flanked by Antonino Ragusa and Federico Ricci in attack.
Sampdoria have an impressive home record, most recently beating Inter here, and are fresh off a draw with Fiorentina.
Emiliano Viviano is still out injured with Carlos Carbonero and Daniel Pavlovic.
Bruno Fernandes again gets the nod in the trequartista role behind Fabio Quagliarella and Luis Muriel.
This tends to be a prolific match, as there have been 16 goals in the last six Serie A meetings, home and away – eight apiece.
Sassuolo can look to history for reassurance, as they’ve never lost here in the top flight, picking up two victories and a draw.
Sampdoria: Puggioni; Sala, Silvestre, Skriniar, Regini; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Fernandes; Quagliarella, Muriel
Sampdoria bench: Tozzo, Dodò, Krajnc, Praet, Cigarini, Palombo, Pereira, Djuricic, Alvarez, Budimir, Schick
Sassuolo: Consigli; Gazzola, Antei, Acerbi, Peluso; Mazzitelli, Missiroli, Pellegrini; Ricci, Defrel, Ragusa
Sassuolo bench: Pomini, Pegolo, Magnanelli, Iemmello, Matri, Marin, Pierini, Lirola, Terranova, Cannavaro, Dell’Orco, Adjapong