It starts at 12:30 CET (11:30 GMT) and is the opening match on Sunday of matchday 22 of Serie A.
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Neither Cremonese nor Sassuolo are in great form, having not won in their last five league games.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 1: Jamie Vardy of Cremonese reacts during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and US Cremonese at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 1, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
At the same time, however, they are tied on 23 points, six above the relegation zone.
The home team must manage without Pieragnolo, Boloca and Candè, while Cremonese traveled to Reggio Emilia without Okereke, Vázquez, Payero, Sanabria, Moumbagna and Bondo.
SASSUOLO, ITALY – NOVEMBER 3: Domenico Berardi of US Sassuolo celebrates after scoring the 1-1 goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Genoa CFC at Mapei Citta del Tricolore Stadium on November 3, 2025 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
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Berardi is available after recovering from an injury, but is not yet fit to start, while Pinamonti has had a fever, so he starts on the bench.
Cremonese left back Giuseppe Pezzella returns to action after a one-match suspension and gets the nod at left back, with Vardy and Federico Bonazzoli confirmed as the Grigiorossi’s starting forwards.
Below are the confirmed lineups for Sassuolo-Cremonese and live updates from Mapei Stadium.
Sassuolo-Cremonese: official lineups
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Muric; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig; Lipani, Matic, Koné; Fadera, Moro, Laurienté.
Cremonese (3-5-2): Audero; Terracciano, Baschirotto, Bianchetti; Barbieri, Collocolo, Grassi, Vandeputte, Pezzella; Vardy, Bonazzoli.
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