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Because Σάββατο is a neuter noun in Greek: το Σάββατο = Saturday.
So this Saturday becomes:
- αυτό = this (neuter form)
- το = the (neuter article)
- Σάββατο = Saturday
So Αυτό το Σάββατο literally looks like this the Saturday, which is the normal Greek pattern with demonstratives.
Also, time expressions like this Saturday, this week, that day are often used without a preposition in Greek.
It is functioning as a time expression, which in Greek is often in the accusative.
But here you do not see a change because Σάββατο is neuter, and in the singular the nominative and accusative look the same:
- το Σάββατο = nominative
- το Σάββατο = accusative
A clearer comparison is with a feminine day:
- αυτή η Κυριακή = this Sunday as a subject
- αυτή την Κυριακή = this Sunday as a time expression
So in your sentence, the form is doing accusative-type work even though it looks unchanged.