Benevento – Sassuolo: Preview and Highest Odds

Domenico Berardi (thigh) and Francesco Caputo (back) could be ruled out once again for Sassuolo, with midfielder Mehdi Bourabia (hamstring), French forward Gregoire Defrel (thigh) and long-term injury absentee Filippo Romagna (knee) all unlikely to make their comebacks yet. Eleven-goal forward Caputo does have a better chance than his Azzurri colleague to make a return on Monday, so could join local boy Giacomo Raspadori in attack if passed fit, with in-form Hamed Traore unable to feature due to an untimely suspension. The club’s other Italian internationals, Gian Marco Ferrari and Manuel Locatelli, have returned negative COVID-19 tests and will be considered for selection by Roberto De Zerbi, but Kaan Ayhan has tested positive for the virus and must self-isolate. With Ferrari and Locatelli potentially coming back into the first XI, Vlad Chiriches and on-loan Maxime Lopez – who this week confirmed his intent to make his stay permanent in the summer – are most likely to drop out. The home side have a full complement of players ahead of the Neroverdi’s visit, as injured pair Gaetano Letizia and Iago Falque returned to action last week. Experienced centre-back Kamil Glik also came back from suspension – and three subsequent appearances for Poland – to score against Parma and should continue to marshal the Giallorossi defence, regardless of whether they opt for a back four or a three. There has been speculation that Pippo Inzaghi will switch to his occasionally employed 4-3-2-1 setup instead of Benevento’s more frequent 3-5-2, which might see Falque coming in as one of a pair supporting Adolfo Gaich in attack.