Simply put, Juventus will have an easy re-introduction to Serie A after the international break as they face off against Sassuolo on the road ahead of their midweek Champions League clash. The Bianconeri have been simply unstoppable so far this season and only conceded their first league goals in the thrilling 3-2 win over Roma that was mired in some controversy.
However, the fact of the matter is after six rounds, Massimiliano Allegri's men are the only side with a perfect 100% win record remaining in Europe's top leagues and should have no trouble making it a perfect seven today.
Meanwhile, Sassuolo, who were fortunate to extend their debut run in Italy's top flight to a sophomore campaign after avoiding the drop last season, do not look certain to be around for a third term. The Neroverdi, who were inspired largely due to the heroics of young striker Domenico Berardi, are currently without a single win, with the 20-year-old having netted twice for his struggling side thus far.
Three draws are all Eusebio Di Francesco's men have to show for six games and their treble of goals scored sees them in dead last, while their 12 goals conceded means that La Vecchia Signora will obviously not be dealing with the toughest back-line in the league.
Allegri has already announced that one key member, Arturo Vidal, will not be part of the traveling party for today's match, noting that the Chilean returned late from international duty and will opt to rest him ahead of the game against Greek outfit Olympiakos this upcoming week.
"[Vidal] returned late [to training] yesterday, but it wasn’t his fault. He came in and trained with the squad," he stated in his pre-match press conference.
"So I've decided not to call him up as I'd prefer him to continue working here in Turin [ahead of] the game with Olympiakos on Wednesday."
Still, despite the overwhelming odds against them, the hosts' fans could argue that their team have improved slightly over the past few rounds. They've successfully kept a clean sheet against Fiorentina and Sampdoria following their 7-0 humiliation at the hands of Inter, managed to keep Napoli from scoring more than one goal, and narrowly lost 3-2 to Lazio in a spicy clash that saw both teams finish the game with 10 men.
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