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Sassuolo – Bologna 
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 12th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Bologna, 16th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -17
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sassuolo | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 35:42 | -7 | 31 |
| 16 | Bologna | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24:41 | -17 | 28 |
Sassuolo with 31 points having a +3 points over Bologna with 28 points. Sassuolo winning 9 games and Bologna 7 games. Sassuolo losing 14 games this season while Bologna losing 13. As for the defense, Sassuolo conceding 42 goals and Bologna 41 goals.
Challenge is for Bologna to cause an upset at the Mapei Stadium to avoid getting closer to the relegation zone. Sassuolo will look to win the home game.
There are 2 precedents in Serie A between Sassuolo vs Bologna at the Mapei Stadium.
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Serie A Week 28: Sassuolo vs Bologna official called up players
- Here are SASSUOLO 22 official called up players by coach Eusebio Di Francesco for the Serie A Week 28 game SASSUOLO vs BOLOGNA on Sunday 12 March 2017 at the Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo, Italy at 12:30.
Goalkeepers: Consigli, Pegolo, Pomini
Defenders: Peluso, Acerbi, Lirola, Gazzola, Cannavaro, Dell’Orco, Letscher, Adjapong
Midfielders: Pellegrini, Missiroli, Mazzitelli, Duncan, Aquilani
Forwards: Iemmello, Matri, Politano, Ricci, Ragusa, Berardi
- Here are BOLOGNA official called up players by coach Roberto Donadoni for the game against Sassuolo.
Goalkeepers: Da Costa, Mirante, Sarr
Defenders: Helander, Gastaldello, Krafth, Maietta, Masina, Oikonomou, Torosidis
Midfielders: Donsah, Dzemaili, Nagy, Pulgar, Taider, Viviani
Forwards: Destro, Di Francesco, Krejci, Petkovic, Sadiq, Verdi
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Stats showing Sassuolo with 1 win and Bologna with 1 win.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Gregoire Defrel with 8 goals
Top scorer of BOLOGNA: Blerim Dzemaili with 6 goals
| Sassuolo | Goals | Goals | Bologna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defrel, Gregoire | 8 | 6 | Dzemaili, Blerim |
| Matri, Alessandro | 6 | 5 | Destro, Mattia |
| Pellegrini, Lorenzo | 5 | 4 | Verdi, Simone |
| Ragusa, Antonino | 3 | 2 | Viviani, Federico |
| Acerbi, Francesco | 3 | 1 | Taider, Saphir |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 05/03/17 | SA | Crotone – Sassuolo | 0:0 | 27 | |||
| 26/02/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Milan | 0:1 | 26 | |||
| 19/02/17 | SA | Udinese – Sassuolo | 1:2 | 25 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 05/03/17 | SA | Bologna – Lazio | 0:2 | 27 | |||
| 26/02/17 | SA | Genoa – Bologna | 1:1 | 26 | |||
| 19/02/17 | SA | Bologna – Inter | 0:1 | 25 |
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2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 28
Sassuolo – Bologna
Sunday 12 March 2017
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy
12:30
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: SCHENONE – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: LIBERTI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MINELLI