Two clubs in opposite ends of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Sassuolo and Juventus. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on RAI Internazionale.
Former Juventus manager Marcello Lippi had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Football Italia): "The Apache [Carlos Tevez] is doing very well. This is a Tevez we've never seen before. Even at [Manchester] United, where he won the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup. This year, he is truly surprising everyone. He's playing so well that he puts me in mind of the best periods at Juventus, when the best players came to Juve. I'm thinking of [Zinedine] Zidane, of [Pavel] Nedved, of [Didier] Deschamps. Superstars on that level."
"I think Tevez has risen to the level of Zidane and the best Juventus players," he added. "Simply because he has never been so decisive, and he's consistent too. "o far this season, he hasn't missed a beat. He's been the real leader of the Bianconeri and that's why he's on the same path as Zidane."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Sassuolo's Luca Antei will be tasked with containing the attacking talents of the aforementioned Tevez. The 22-year-old is averaging 3.3 tackles and 8.3 clearances per match this season.
Sassuolo's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Consigli; Longhi, Antei, Cannavaro, Vrsaljko; Biondini, Magnanelli, Brighi; Sansone, Zaza, Berardi
Juventus' Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Buffon; Chiellini, Bonucci, Ogbonna; Evra, Marchisio, Pirlo, Pogba, Lichtsteiner; Tevez, Llorente
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Sampdoria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Udinese | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 5 | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Verona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Napoli | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Lazio | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 9 | Fiorentina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Internazionale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Genoa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Empoli | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 13 | Cesena | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 | |||
| 14 | Torino | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 | |||
| 15 | Cagliari | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | |||
| 16 | Chievo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Atalanta | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Parma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Palermo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 3 | |||
| 20 | Sassuolo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 |
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