Overview
- Kickoff is set for 18:00 at Mapei Stadium with live coverage on DAZN and co-exclusive transmission on Sky and the NOW app.
- Both teams named 4-3-3 starting XIs, with Sassuolo fielding Berardi, Pinamonti and Laurienté, and Lazio starting Cancellieri, Castellanos and Zaccagni.
- Sassuolo are seeking their first win since returning to Serie A after losses to Napoli and Cremonese.
- Lazio arrive after a 4-0 victory over Hellas Verona and are targeting a second consecutive league win ahead of the Rome derby.
- Sarri flagged key availability issues—Gigot set for ankle surgery in France on Monday, Patric and Lazzari out, Isaksen just back from mononucleosis, and Rovella nursing a knock—and criticized the overloaded match calendar.