Chievo vs US Sassuolo Calcio preview - Frey sure that wins will come

Chievo captain Nicolas Frey is hopeful his team can halt a long wait for a Serie A win when they host Sassuolo on Sunday.

The Verona side have not come out triumphant in the league since beating Napoli 1-0 on September 14 and six defeats and one draw have followed since.

Wednesday's 1-0 reverse at Palermo was Chievo's fourth straight loss and their second under recently appointed coach Rolando Maran.

The outcome dropped Chievo to 19th place, three points adrift of safety.

"We handed a good performance at Palermo and this is a positive sign for the future," Frey told Italian media. "We showed the real Chievo.

"We were aggressive from start to finish and played united.

"The team is showing the right spirit, we just have to keep working hard and the results will come."

Lack of goalscoring has been Chievo's main problem with them having found the back of the net just once in their last four games.

Rivals Sassuolo travel to the Marc' Antonio Bentegodi stadium looking to make it three wins in a row.

The Emilia-Romagna club beat Parma 3-1 last weekend for their first win of the season and followed that result with a 3-1 home victory over Empoli on Tuesday.

"Our 7-0 humiliation at Inter helped my team mature," Sassuolo coach Eusebio Di Francesco told Italian media. "We are playing well but we must remain humble.

"We have young players and they should always strive to do better.

"It's very easy to win two games and then lose the next two in this league.

"Our aim is to defend our Serie A status as soon as possible and for that to happen we need to reach the 40-point mark."

Sassuolo have collected 10 points so far and are 13th in the standings.

The visitors are without the services of defender Paolo Cannavaro and striker Simone Zaza, both out injured.

With Serbian midfielder Ivan Radovanovic suspended for the game, Chievo will be hoping to call upon Argentinian midfielder Mariano Izco, who is doubtful with a muscular injury.