An interesting Serie A matchup is on the schedule for Tuesday, July 21, 2020, when Sassuolo hosts AC Milan. These two are the most inform club in Italy and this should be a battle. This game will air live on ESPN+ at 3:45 p.m. EST.
Entering Sunday, July 19, 2020, AC Milan sit in sixth place, with 56 points, and currently occupy the final Europa League spot. Milan have played one more game than their closest competitors, so they could be back out of the Europa League by the end of Sunday. AC Milan trails AS Roma by one point for fifth place and lead seventh place Napoli by three points.
Sassuolo sit in eighth place, with 48 points, and still have an outside shot at getting to the Europa League. The club are currently eight points back of AC Milan, so a loss here would eliminate them from contention.
Below is my pick for the Serie A action between Sassuolo vs AC Milan. All odds are from BetRivers.
Sassuolo (+250) vs AC Milan (-106) Draw (+290)
Last time out, Sassuolo visited Cagliari and suffered a very disappointing 1-1 draw. Sassuolo went up in the 12th minute with a Francesco Caputo goal and looked like they were going to cruise to victory when Cagliari went a man down early in the second half. However, Joao Pedro knocked one home for the hosts in the 63rd minute to get the draw. Sassuolo are unbeaten in nine straight games and have four wins, four draws, and one loss since the Serie A restart. Entering Sunday, July 19, 2020, Sassuolo are the eighth best home club in Italy thanks to a 7-3-6 record and 24 points.
AC Milan continued their hot form with a 5-1 drubbing of Bologna over the weekend. Alexis Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ismael Bennacer, Ante Rebic, and Davide Calabria all got on the score sheet for Milan in this one. Milan are still unbeaten since the Serie A restart and have six wins and three draws during that span. AC Milan is the seventh best road club thanks to an 8-3-6 record and 27 points.
Series History: These two clubs have met 14 times in the past and AC Milan holds an 8-2-4 advantage. A 0-0 draw was the result of the reverse fixture back in mid-December.
Soccer Prediction: I like AC Milan to get all three points on the road.
2020 Results: 84-70