Sassuolo-Napoli opens Serie A. First match preview at Mapei

That it would have started from Mapei Stadium, against the Napoli, has been known for two weeks, that is, since the event held at the Teatro Regio in Parma with which the Serie A League drew the calendar for the next Serie A season. Since yesterday afternoon, we also know when and at what time, since the advances and postponements of the very first phase - three days - of the season have been released and Sassuolo-Naples It was placed at 18.30pm on Saturday 23 August, that is, within the first available slot that wanted the Italian champions to inaugurate the tournament.

The next Sassuolo so it starts again from a big match which also ties important memories, since the only Sassuolo-Napoli that was played in the first match of the championship saw the neroverdi, the season was 2015/16, conquer its first - and only and historic - qualification for the preliminary round of the Europa League taking the decisive impetus from a 2-1 result of goals by Floro Flores and Sansone. And it was, look at that, on August 23rd.

For what it's worth, it's just to record the circumstance and add that six days later there is the first away match, at the same time. zini, against the newly promoted team CremoneseThe match will be played on Friday 29th at 18.30 and even in this case, for what it's worth, let's remember that only once – Serie C1, 2007/08 season – out of 6 has Sassuolo conquered the grey-red fortress.

Two races in six days, with scorching temperatures, will immediately put the group available to the test Grosso that, after the break of the first weekend of September, the third day is still played at home, and still in the early evening. Sassuolo-Lazio it is in fact scheduled for Sunday 14 September at 18. Here too, if we want to find a curiosity, we will say that Sassuolo, Lazio, at home has not beaten them for four seasons and that, despite 22 precedents played so far, the match against the Biancolcelesti had never been played in September.

In short, if the return to Serie A was supposed to mark a new beginning, it cannot be said that this first installment that reconnects Sassuolo to the top flight does not reserve the necessary curiosities. Two big teams at home, a newly promoted team away: the black and green fans can already fasten their seatbelts because, even if few, the first 270 minutes of the season will already say something.