Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi admitted it was difficult to prepare for the first match in Serie A and felt the Neroverdi ‘didn’t take advantage of the opportunities’ in the 1-1 draw with Cagliari.

De Zerbi’s men hosted Cagliari on Sunday and despite saying it was a tough match, the coach felt Sassuolo had enough chances to win the match.

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Roberto De Zerbi urges Sassuolo to ‘prove we deserve those raised expectations’ by starting the campaign strong against Cagliari.

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“Football has been anomalous for six months now, but we have to adapt and not think about what we did in the past or would prefer to do now,” said the coach in his press conference.

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Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi hopes to make as few changes as possible in the squad, to ‘arrive ready and tested’ for the first match against Cagliari.

The Neroverdi, who finished eight in Serie A 2019-20, host Cagliari in the first match of 2020-21 and coach De Zerbi said he can’t evaluate the calendar until he knows how his squad have developed during the transfer market.

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Sassuolo CEO Giovanni Carnevali praised coach Roberto De Zerbi for always ‘helping the youngsters in the squad’ and aims to bring through another academy player in 2020-21.

The Neroverdi finished eight in Serie A 2019-20 and De Zerbi has been confirmed for next season, something Carnevali thinks the youngsters can benefit from.

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Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi has claimed Domenico Berardi, Jeremie Boga and Manuel Locatelli are ‘ready for a big club’ but should only leave ‘to be protagonists’ at the top.

The trio have been linked with big moves this summer and the Neroverdi have been trying to fend off possible suitors for quite some time.

Another impressive season for Berardi has made him a transfer target for the umpteenth time, with Boga and Locatelli also mentioned as possible coups for the top teams in Italy.

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Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi has claimed he has ‘no need to go anywhere’ and could stay with the Neroverdi ‘for 10 years’.

De Zerbi was rumoured to be looking for a top job in Italy but eventually signed a new one-year deal at the Mapei Stadium in June.

His previous contract expired after the 2019-20 campaign and Sassuolo’s impressive form this season had linked the coach with a move away from Emilia-Romagna.

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They took a while to get into gear, but Roberto De Zerbi had Sassuolo playing some fantastic football by the end of the season, writes Michelle Bonsu.

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Roberto De Zerbi wants Sassuolo to play with ‘more belief’ after their 2-0 defeat to Napoli but insists VAR has ‘improved football’, despite four disallowed goals.

VAR was instrumental at the San Paolo last night as it ultimately denied Sassuolo victory, but De Zerbi refused to be drawn into any controversy.

“Aside from the annoyance of seeing four goals disallowed, VAR has improved football,” he told DAZN.

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Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi has praised Gennaro Gattuso for ‘revitalising’ Napoli ahead of their clash at the San Paolo tomorrow. ‘He did an extraordinary job’.

The Neroverdi travel to Naples to face an Azzurri side who sit eight points above them with three games remaining and De Zerbi has praised Gattuso for picking the Partenopei back up after a poor start to the campaign.

“He is very good at recharging and motivating the team,” De Zerbi said at a press conference. “He did an extraordinary job.

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