by Stefano Fogliani SASSUOLO The Genoa everything changes hoping that it will change as well, that is, everything, compared to a start to the season that sees him last in standings, with 3 points in the standings and some nightmarish numbers. Sassuolo, instead, only a little will change, and only in terms of the lineup, so that nothing changes. The match scheduled for tomorrow at Mapei Stadium could open the doors to the top of the table for Sassuolo and open up a real abyss for Genoa. Moral? Here are the changes: the rossoblù first sent sporting director Marco Ottolini packing, replacing him yesterday with Diego Lopez, and then they also gave the technician the boot Patrick Vieira replacing him – for now – with the under 17 coach Mimmo Criscito, who will be on the bench tomorrow at the Mapei Stadium. They will face a confident Sassuolo, strong with 13 points in the standings and an enviable form that, in a couple of months, has taken them from last place in the first two matchdays to tenth today, thanks to three wins and a draw in the last five games. Hence the idea that if Sassuolo changes, sure, but not because nothing changes: the black-and-green team has found consistency, both in the formations and in the rotations: compared to the victory in Cagliari, it is reasonable to expect several confirmations, in addition to the return from the start of finger and, in theory, also that of Berardi who, having come out of Sassuolo-Roma in a bad way, missed the trip to Sardinia. If the Calabrian striker isn’t at his best, and his condition suggests some sort of ‘management’, a possible confirmation, in his place, for a volpato (photo) growing, and who is a candidate for a role that could take him beyond that of Berardi’s deputy.
