Roma vs Sassuolo: TV and live stream details

Gian Piero Gasperini has refused to point the finger at his Roma players after their defeat to Manchester, instead telling them in the dressing room that the team "dominated". Andrea Pugliese reported the comments on Radio Radio. There was no anger and no reproach directed at the squad. The coach reportedly lifted the players and told them that defeats of this kind can help and are part of the path to growth. Roma's focus now turns to tomorrow's match against Sassuolo. The aim is to return to winning ways straight away, keeping pace with Inter and Lazio and keeping Como at a distance in the table. After Sassuolo comes the international break, which will be essential for recovering energy and for injured players to return to fitness.

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Roma host Sassuolo at the Stadio Olimpico tomorrow evening (kick-off 20:45) in Serie A matchday 11, with Bryan Cristante and former Roma midfielder Nemanja Matic set to face each other in central midfield. Roma are looking to put the disappointment of Manchester behind them and collect three more league points to stay close to the top of the table, while Sassuolo are in a poor run of results and have the worst defence in Serie A. The fixture is against the Sassuolo side coached by former Roma boss Fabio Grosso, who is also a former Roma player. Cristante remains the cornerstone of Gian Piero Gasperini's Roma midfield, offering continuity, tactical discipline and the ability to balance the side. The 1995-born midfielder has played eight Serie A games this season, all as a starter, totalling 694 minutes, and has scored one goal and provided one assist. Both contributions came in the last away trip, against Udinese, where he also showed his ability to influence the game in the final third. Against Sassuolo he will be asked mainly to control the tempo of the midfield and shield Sassuolo's transitions, in an area of the pitch where he will line up alongside a former team-mate with whom he shared an important season in the capital. Matic, one of Sassuolo's most experienced players, is a well-known face to the Olimpico crowd. The Serbian wore the Roma shirt in the 2022/23 season, becoming one of José Mourinho's trusted men and contributing to the run that took the giallorossi all the way to the Europa League final against Sevilla. In Serie A he played 35 matches for Roma, scoring two goals and providing two assists, before leaving the capital the following summer. Now 38, he remains a reference point in midfield for Sassuolo, with nine appearances totalling 697 minutes so far, two assists and no goals, in a central role built on experience and positioning. A natural left-footer, he excels in possession management, ball protection and reading the play in advance, though he no longer has the mobility of his best years but compensates with experience and quality in his first pass. The encounter is therefore also a duel between two midfielders used to giving order rather than spectacle: on one side one of Roma's most used players, on the other a former player who left a lasting impression at the Olimpico.