Enterprising Sassuolo could spend the weekend top of Serie A

Seen by some as the ‘new Atalanta’ thanks to their relentless attacking football and habit of surpassing expectations, Sassuolo have scored four goals in each of their last three games and are second with 10 points.

A win over pointless Torino would take Roberto De Zerbi’s side one point ahead of current leaders AC Milan, who do not play until Monday when they host AS Roma, and with no other team able to catch them over the course of the weekend.

Sassuolo have established a firm foothold since reaching Serie A for the first time in 2013 and are in their eighth consecutive season in the top flight.

De Zerbi is an admirer of coaches such as Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola and Leeds United’s Marcelo Bielsa and his team’s style of play would be instantly recognisable to followers of those clubs.