Serie A official line-ups: Sassuolo vs. Como

Instead, the coach rotates and gives Alvaro Morata a rare start upfront.

Lucas Da Cunha returns to the starting XI after he scored off the bench last week.

COMO, ITALY – MARCH 22: Martin Baturina of Como 1907 celebrates with his team-mates after scoring their team’s third goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Pisa SC at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on March 22, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Sassuolo are comfortably mid-table, but are forced into changes after the ill-tempered 2-1 defeat to Genoa.

That’s because Josh Doig and club legend Domenico Berardi are suspended, plus Darryl Bakola joins Filippo Romagna, Daniel Boloca, Edoardo Pieragnolo and Fali Cande on the treatment table.

The good news is that Nemanja Matic has fully recovered from the outbreak of whooping cough that spread throughout the squad a few weeks ago.

Cristian Volpato steps in to replace Berardi in the trident attack with Armand Laurienté and surprisingly M’Bala Nzola instead of Andrea Pinamonti.

SASSUOLO, ITALY – NOVEMBER 24: Nemanja Matic of Sassuolo celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Pisa SC at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on November 24, 2025 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Sassuolo vs. Como official line-ups

Sassuolo: Turati; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Coulibaly; Koné, Matic, Thorstvedt; Volpato, Nzola, Laurienté

Como: Butez; Smolcic, Ramon, Kempf, Alberto Moreno; Caqueret, Da Cunha; Diao, Nico Paz, Baturina; Morata