Spezia-Sassuolo, what happened to … the neroverdi in their debut in Serie A

THE DEFENSE – Module 4-3-3, in goal Antonio Rosati and then the Italian-Swiss four-way line formed by Gazzola, Terranova, Rossini and Reto Ziegler. The first two in Emilia would have marked a cycle (respectively, until 2018 and 2017). On the bench? A certain Francesco Acerbi …

CENTROCAMPO – The hard core of that Sassuolo. The inspiration was Jasmin Kurtic, today in Parma but who will remain dry in black and green. With number 7 Simone Missiroli (200 appearances from 2012 to 2018), Captain Francesco Magnanelli is the sole survivor of that team. Today in La Spezia there will be no injuries, but he is still the club’s record holder with 498 games in 15 years. History.

ATTACK – Trident Farias-Zaza-Masucci, with Pavoletti ready to enter from the bench. The one who will leave his mark the most is the forward in Turin today: 9 goals that season, 12 in the next and a transfer to Juve. The Brazilian, on the other hand, is the only one who can relive that first time, on the other side of the field: he is a new purchase from Italian Spezia. Domenico Berardi was already there. But 19 years old and not yet summoned: he would have made his debut in Serie A a month later.

THE COACH – Eusebio Di Francesco, architect of the historic promotion to Serie A. Where he will start badly (4 knockouts and 15 goals conceded in the first 4), until exoneration and then be remembered in the race by Squinzi and save Sassuolo in the penultimate day. There he will remain until 2017, when he will move to Rome: in five seasons in Emilia he has accumulated 84 victories, 54 draws and 71 defeats, in addition to an incredible participation in the Europa League. The most successful coach in Sassuolo history.

THE ADVERSARY. Torino de Ventura, who will win 2-0 thanks to goals from Brighi and Cerci. A cult eleven just by looking at the team photo: the first Property in attack (he will close the season with 22 goals), Darmian and D’Ambrosio on the wings, Glik and Moretti on defense. It will be the Bull of the return to Europe after 19 years.