PREVIEW | Milan vs Sassuolo - team news, lineups, predictions

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·12 December 2025

PREVIEW | Milan vs Sassuolo - team news, lineups, predictions

Milan and Sassuolo face each other this Sunday at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for round 15 of the Serie A. The match will be broadcast live at 11:30 on TNT Sports 1.

Milan currently have 31 points and lie in 1st position. Last time out, Massimiliano Allegri's team triumphed 2-3 against Torino (Serie A 2025/26).

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Sassuolo have won 20 points to date and are placed in 8th position. In their last fixture, Fabio Grosso's team won 3-1 against Fiorentina (Serie A 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Milan winning 6-1.

Predicted lineups

Milan: Mike Maignan, Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic, Alexis Saelemaekers, Luka Modrić, Adrien Rabiot, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Davide Bartesaghi, Christian Pulisic, Christopher Nkunku

Sassuolo: Arijanet Muric, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Jay Idzes, Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Kristian Thorstvedt, Ismaël Koné, Nemanja Matic, Cristian Volpato, Walid Cheddira, Armand Laurienté

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Milan

Sassuolo

Domenico Berardi - Hamstring Strain
Andrea Pinamonti - Ankle Injury
Stefano Turati - Wrist Injury

Last starting XIs

Milan ( vs Torino 2025-12-08): Mike Maignan, Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic, Alexis Saelemaekers, Adrien Rabiot, Luka Modrić, Davide Bartesaghi, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Rafael Leão, Christopher Nkunku

Sassuolo ( vs Fiorentina 2025-12-06): Arijanet Muric, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Jay Idzes, Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Nemanja Matic, Kristian Thorstvedt, Ismaël Koné, Cristian Volpato, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Laurienté

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MANAGERS

Fabio Grosso has faced Milan on one occasion, recording a loss.
Massimiliano Allegri has faced Sassuolo on 18 occasions, recording 12 wins, one draw and five losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Sassuolo currently has one loss in the last five games.
Sassuolo has conceded goals in three consecutive games.
At home, Milan currently has one loss in the last nine games.
At home, Milan has scored in nine consecutive games.
At home, Milan has gone seven consecutive games without losing.
At home, Milan has two consecutive victories.
Milan currently has one loss in the last 15 games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Milan and Sassuolo have faced each other 24 times, with Milan having the advantage: 13 wins, against seven victories for Sassuolo.
At Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan has an advantage in duels against Sassuolo: seven wins in 13 games. Sassuolo has four victories.
In the Italian League, there have been 22 matches between the two teams, with Milan winning 11, four draws and seven victories for Sassuolo.