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Serie A Week 37 probable line-ups for Sassuolo-Lecce, Udinese-Cremonese and Cagliari-Torino

May 17, 2026 at 05:51 PM
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Football Italia lists the expected starting XIs and key absences for three decisive Serie A Week 37 matches tied to the relegation battle. Lecce and Cremonese remain separated by one point, while Cagliari need one more point to secure safety.

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This evening’s three Serie A games are all crucial in the fight to avoid relegation, with Sassuolo vs. Lecce, Udinese vs. Cremonese and Cagliari vs. Torino.

They kick off at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s 10 Serie A games on the Liveblog.

Going into the final two rounds of the season, Cagliari need one point to be mathematically sure of their top flight status.

The battle is really between Lecce and Cremonese , who are divided by just one point.

CAGLIARI, ITALY – APRIL 27: Paul Mendy #31 of Cagliari celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and Atalanta BC at Stadio Sant’Elia on April 27, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images) Serie A Week 37 Cagliari vs. Torino Ze Pedro is suspended for the hosts, with Luca Mazzitelli, Mattia Felici, Leonardo Pavoletti and Riyad Idrissi injured.

Toro have Gvidas Gineitis on a one-match ban, plus Ardian Ismajli, Tino Anjorin and Zakaria Aboukhlal on the treatment table.

Cagliari: Caprile; Zappa, Mina, Dossena, Obert; Deiola, Gaetano, Adopo; Palestra, S Esposito; Mendy

Torino: Paleari; Marianucci, Coco, Ebosse; Pedersen, Ilkhan, Prati, Obrador; Vlasic; Duvan Zapata, Simeone

LECCE, ITALY – APRIL 20: Tiago Gabriel of US Lecce celebrates his team’s equalizing goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Via del Mare on April 20, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images) Sassuolo vs. Lecce The Neroverdi are missing Sebastian Walukiewicz, Aster Vranckx, Fali Cande, Daniel Boloca and Edoardo Pieragnolo.

Lecce need to get back on track after a 1-0 defeat to Juventus, but Riccardo Sottil and Medon Berisha are out of action.

Sassuolo: Turati; Coulibaly, Felipe, Romagna, Muharemovic, Garcia; Thorstvedt, Matic, Kone; Berardi, Nzola, Laurienté

Lecce: Falcone; Veiga, Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; Ramadani, Ngom; Pierotti, Coulibaly, Banda; Cheddira

CREMONA, ITALY – MAY 10: Jamie Vardy of US Cremonese celebrates after scoring the 1-0 goal during the Serie A match between US Cremonese and Pisa SC at Stadio Giovanni Zini on May 10, 2026 in Cremona, Italy. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images) Udinese vs. Cremonese The Friulani have Kingsley Ehizibue suspended, with Nicolò Zaniolo, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp and Alessandro Zanoli injured.

Cremonese put themselves put themselves back in the running with a 3-0 victory over Pisa, but Warren Bondo, Federico Baschirotto, Faris Moumbagna and Federico Ceccherini miss out.

Udinese: Okoye; Kristensen, Kabasele, Solet; Miller, Arizala, Karlstrom, Atta, Kamara; Buksa, Davis

Cremonese: Audero; Terracciano, Bianchetti, Luperto, Pezzella; Barbieri, Grassi, Maleh, Thorsby; Bonazzoli, Vardy

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The report previews the likely line-ups for Sassuolo vs Lecce, Udinese vs Cremonese, and Cagliari vs Torino ahead of simultaneous Serie A Week 37 kick-offs. All three fixtures carry major relegation implications, especially for Lecce and Cremonese, who are only one point apart. The article also highlights several suspensions and injuries, including Ze Pedro for Cagliari, Gvidas Gineitis for Torino, Kingsley Ehizibue for Udinese, and multiple absences for Sassuolo and Cremonese. These team-news details are relevant because late-season survival matches are often highly sensitive to squad availability and confirmed attacking setups.

Chance analysis

This matters because survival-pressure matches tend to amplify the importance of lineup certainty, suspended defenders or midfielders, and which forwards actually start. Confirmed or near-confirmed selections such as Berardi-Nzola-Laurienté for Sassuolo and Vardy leading Cremonese can materially shift expectations around attacking threat, game state, and relegation urgency.

Impact

The likely effect is sharper pricing around motivation, lineup strength, and goal threat in three high-stakes Serie A relegation matches.

AI Insight

Treat this as high-signal pre-match team news for three relegation-impact fixtures, with absences and attacking selections more important than broad form narratives.

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juventusSassuoloLecceUdineseCremoneseCagliariTorinoSerie A
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Ze PedroLuca MazzitelliMattia FeliciLeonardo PavolettiRiyad IdrissiGvidas GineitisArdian IsmajliTino AnjorinZakaria AboukhlalSebastian WalukiewiczAster VranckxFali CandeDaniel BolocaEdoardo PieragnoloRiccardo SottilMedon BerishaKingsley EhizibueNicolò ZanioloJurgen EkkelenkampAlessandro ZanoliWarren BondoFederico BaschirottoFaris MoumbagnaFederico CeccheriniDomenico BerardiM'Bala NzolaArmand LaurientéJamie Vardy

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Serie A Week 37 probable line-ups for Sassuolo-Lecce, Udinese-Cremonese and Cagliari-Torino

Football Italia lists the expected starting XIs and key absences for three decisive Serie A Week 37 matches tied to the relegation battle. Lecce and Cremonese remain separated by one point, while Cagliari need one more point to secure safety.

Article summary

The report previews the likely line-ups for Sassuolo vs Lecce, Udinese vs Cremonese, and Cagliari vs Torino ahead of simultaneous Serie A Week 37 kick-offs. All three fixtures carry major relegation implications, especially for Lecce and Cremonese, who are only one point apart. The article also highlights several suspensions and injuries, including Ze Pedro for Cagliari, Gvidas Gineitis for Torino, Kingsley Ehizibue for Udinese, and multiple absences for Sassuolo and Cremonese. These team-news details are relevant because late-season survival matches are often highly sensitive to squad availability and confirmed attacking setups.

This matters because survival-pressure matches tend to amplify the importance of lineup certainty, suspended defenders or midfielders, and which forwards actually start. Confirmed or near-confirmed selections such as Berardi-Nzola-Laurienté for Sassuolo and Vardy leading Cremonese can materially shift expectations around attacking threat, game state, and relegation urgency.

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