Giant-killing Sassuolo host Monza in round seven's Serie A action to be played at Stadio Citta del Tricolore on Monday.
The Neroverdi's mixed start has been forgotten after those victories over Juventus and Inter Milan, while the away side seek their second win of the season.
Match preview
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Sassuolo had claimed one victory in four games before facing Juventus in gameweek five, but consecutive wins have catapulted them to ninth in the table.
The Neroverdi defeated the Old Lady 4-2, with Bianconeri goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny blameworthy in a couple of the goals, with Federico Gatti's comical own goal sealing the victory.
A few days later, the Emilia-Romagna outfit went to San Siro and defeated unblemished Inter Milan 2-1 despite trailing 1-0 at the break.
Alessio Dionisi's team were beneficiaries of Domenico Berardi's brilliance in both games, with the winger scoring an outstanding winning goal against the league's joint leaders in midweek.
Sassuolo have won both games at the Mapei since the 2-0 loss at the hands of Atalanta on August 20, and they seek to claim three straight home victories on the trot on Monday.
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They welcome a Monza side that have not had the brightest start to year two in Serie A, claiming one win from six league games and being winless since gameweek two.
Raffaele Palladino's men have picked up three straight draws, and they seek to go one step further in search of maximum points against their giant-killing hosts.
Goals have been an issue for the Biancorossi, whose four strikes in six matches betters just four clubs in the standings.
Palladino's troops can take confidence from the results against Sassuolo last season when they secured four points from an available six against the Neroverdi, winning the corresponding fixture 2-1 in May.
The same result will be what the doctor ordered for Monza, whose performances in the opening six gameweeks have underwhelmed.
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Agustin Alvarez is sidelined with an ACL injury until the New Year, effectively ruling out the midfield man for the first half of this season.
Berardi has been on fire in the last two games at Juventus and Inter, and the wide attacker aims to punish out-of-form Monza.
Gianluca Caprari is in the wars until the New Year with an ACL injury, while Andrea Carboni and Davide Bettella are expected to miss out for Monza on Monday.
Pablo Mari should return to the visitors' defence, with the away side expected to utilise a back three in Emilia-Romagna.
Sassuolo possible starting lineup:
Consigli; Toljan, Erlic, Tresoldi, Vina; Boloca, Henrique; Berardi, Bajrami, Lauriente; Pinamonti
Monza possible starting lineup:
Gregorio; Izzo, Mari, Caldirola; Ciurria, Pessina, Gagliardini, Kyriakopoulos; Colpani; Mota, Colombo
We say: Sassuolo 1-1 Monza
Despite recent successes, Sassuolo could come unstuck against Monza, with the visitors securing their fourth straight draw in the league.
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