Como suffered a painful defeat in the last round's match. Biancoblù hosted Inter and started the match very well. In the 36th minute the hosts went ahead, and by the end of the first half they doubled their lead. The Snakes managed to cut the deficit to one goal in stoppage time. This perhaps played a significant role in the final result. Shortly after the restart Tyuram equalized, and a further Dumfries brace gave Kivu's side a comfortable lead. Como went on the attack and managed to reduce the deficit to one goal. Moreover, in the 90+2nd minute the Biancoblù could have equalized, but from a scoring position the ball hit the crossbar. In the previous round Como kept a clean sheet against Udinese. After two straight losses, the team slipped to fifth place. Sassuolo sits in 11th place and has little motivation toward the end of the season. In the last round the Neroverdi faced Genoa. Malinovskyi's goal put the Griffins in front in the 18th minute. Grosso's pupils came back after the break, but the win still went to the Genoese. The situation was complicated by the fact that Berardi and Doig received suspensions as a result of the match. During this season the teams have met twice. In September the clubs played in the Coppa Italia. Rodríguez's early goal put Biancoblù ahead as early as the second minute. In the 24th minute Duvikas doubled the lead for Fabregas's charges, and soon he notched a brace as well as the author of the first goal. With such a lead, it was easy to seal the win. In the first leg Como also had no particular problems. Already in the 14th minute Duvikas put Como ahead. The goal was no accident, as Biancoblù clearly looked better than their opponent. This was confirmed in the second half when Moreno scored a second. It is worth noting that Neroverdi have again picked up points. Thus, according to the xPTS metric, Grosso's pupils gained five points more than they should have. At the same time, the team conceded about 9.13 fewer goals, according to xGA. Cesc Fabregas's pupils play excellently on the road. Thus the team has won three of their last five away matches. In the other cases, draws were recorded. Clearly, Biancoblù's motivation for this meeting is much higher. If Como fights for a place in the Champions League zone, the situation for Sassuolo at the end of the season will not change. Considering this, as well as the head-to-head history, it is worth betting on Fabregas's team.