Italian Serie A
2026-05-03 - Sassuolo vs AC Milan
A Sports Betting Pick by Cafa
Italy Serie A - Round 35
Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (21,525)
Sunday, 03 May 2026, 15:00 CET
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Sassuolo Team News
Sassuolo has been playing for fun for a while now as they have no worries about relegation, but some would argue they have been playing for fun all season - and it shows.
The likes of Milan, Atalanta and Roma all managed to score only six or seven goals more than Sassuolo did, as their unique direct brand of offensive football produced goals against everyone, regardless of the venue.
AC Milan Team News
Luka Modric is out for the remainder of the season with a broken cheek bone, but even if he was here, it would still be so obvious that this side has run out of steam.
They still have something to play for and they could reclaim the #2 spot from Napoli if they won here, which would also help keep Juventus at bay, but no matter how much they'd want it, they've recently shown an absolute inability to win when they need to. Even against relegation candidates.
As a matter of fact, Milan actually only did well in derbies against big sides. Throughout 2025/26 they'd be very troubled by lesser sides.
Probable Lineups
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Muric - Coulibaly, Idzes, Muharemovic, Garcia - Thorstvedt, Matic, Kone - Berardi, Pinamonti, Lauriente. Coach Grosso.
AC Milan (4-3-3): Maignan - Athekame, De Winter, Pavlovic, Bartesaghi - Fofana, Jashari, Rabiot - Pulisic, Gimenez, Nkunku. Coach Allegri.
Modric is out for Milan and won't appear again this season.
The Betting Market
For some unknown reason, Milan is a 1.74 favourite, as if they're in full strength, in form, and still with a chance to win Serie A if they win here. None of these three statements are true and they're visiting a very, very nasty opponent. Milan hasn't won the last two travels to Reggio Emilia.
Over 2.5 Goals is priced at 1.72 and this is a very good betting option, better than Both Teams To Score: YES at 1.70.
The Betting Verdict
Throughout this season, Milan has been shaky on the road against pretty much anyone, including the worst teams. You could never guarantee a win when Milan goes to visit a relegation candidate. It was always kind of 50-50 at best.
Now it's worse as Milan doesn't care anymore, and Modric is lost for the rest of the season, leaving the team rudderless. This was a long, long struggle, and in four more rounds it will be all over.
Sassuolo would like nothing more than to get another big team scalp to cap off a wonderful season for them, in which they entertained us greatly with their offensive football and finished in mid-table. They just did the unthinkable and won at home against in-form Como. They might do it against Milan, too.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Sassuolo 2-1 Milan
