A resurgent Sassuolo host a Spezia side scrapping against relegation in Serie A on Friday evening.

Both clubs kick off the weekend of top-flight football in Italy riding high off the back of victories over Champions League-chasing opposition, with Sassuolo edging Roma in a bonkers Sunday night thriller while Spezia defeated Inter last Friday.

Players to watch: Sassuolo’s Laurienté also plundered a brace within 20 minutes of kick-off at Roma, suggesting that another early goal would set him up for a fifth win from five goalscoring home games this term, especially after netting a decisive opener twice.

Speaking of matchwinners, M’Bala Nzola was Spezia’s hero against Inter, and subsequently made it a perfect 10/10 return from penalty kicks across his whole career.

Hot stat: Eight of the nine prior H2Hs saw the home side on the day score before half-time.

Sassuolo Serie A form:

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Spezia Serie A form:

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Sassuolo possible starting lineup:

Consigli; Toljan, Erlic, Ferrari, Rogerio; Matheus Henrique, Lopez, Frattesi; Berardi, Pinamonti, Lauriente

Spezia possible starting lineup:

Dragowski; Amian, Ampadu, Nikolaou, Reca; Agudelo, Ekdal, Maldini; Verde, Nzola, Gyasi

Sassuolo 3-1 Spezia FT

If Sassuolo continue to play with the verve and swagger which has defined their recent fixtures, then Spezia are likely to suffer the same, goal-laden fate as Milan, Roma and several other clubs in the future.