Sassuolo have made five changes to their starting lineup for this afternoon's Serie A match against Sampdoria.

Luca Antei, Francesco Acerbi, Matteo Brighi, Saphir Taider and Antonio Floro Flores all come into the team after last weekend's 7-0 defeat at Inter Milan.

They are without Domenico Berardi, who begins the first of a three match suspension for picking up a straight red card at the San Siro.

Meanwhile, Sampdoria have made just one change to the team that claimed a 2-0 win against Torino in their last outing.

Full-back Vasco Regini returns after serving a ban and takes the place of Fabrizio Cacciatore.

Sassuolo: Consigli; Vrsaljko, Antei, Acerbi, Peluso; Brighi, Magnanelli, Taider; Floro Flores, Zaza, Sansone

Sampdoria: Viviano; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Gastaldello, Regini; Soriano, Palombo, Obiang; Gabbiadini, Okaka, Eder