On February 4, one of the matches of the 21st round of the Italian Football Championship took place. Sassuolo (Italy) and Atalanta (Bergamo) met.
Sassuolo - Atalanta - 1: 0. Italian Championship, 21st roundItalian Championship, 21st round
"Sassuolo" (Italy) — Atalanta (Bergamo) — 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: A. Loriente (55)
Warnings: Rogerio (33), Giorgio Scalvini (43), A. Loriente (63), Defrel (69), Nadir Zortea (84), Christian Torstvedt (90)
The match between Sassuolo and Atalanta was exciting as both teams created chances but the hosts ended up winning 1-0. The match began with a string of yellow cards, with Sassuolo's Rogerio booked in the 33rd minute and Atalanta's G. Scalvini booked in the 43rd minute. Both teams then made substitutions, with Atalanta replacing Ederson with M. Ruggieri in the 33rd minute and Sassuolo replacing Rogerio with R. Marchizza in the 46th minute. Atalanta then replaced J. Boga A. Lukman in the 46th minute, while Sassuolo responded by replacing Mateus Enrique with N. Bajrami in the 67th minute. Then Sassuolo scored the decisive goal in the 55th minute thanks to A. Lauriente. Sassuolo came close to scoring the second goal, but were thwarted by opposing Atalanta saves and woodwork. In the 66th minute, Atalanta made the third substitution in the match, replacing H. Hatebur with M. Pasalic, while Sassuolo replaced G. Defrel with A. Alvarez in the 77th minute. Then, in the 80th minute, Atalanta made the fourth substitution in the match, replacing M. Ruggieri with L. Muriel. The last few minutes were marred by yellow cards: Sassuolo's N. Zortea and K. Torstvedt received warnings in the 84th and 87th minutes respectively. The match ultimately ended in a 1–0 victory for Sassuolo and they were helped by a last-minute red card from Atalanta's L. Muriel.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Udinese - Sassuolo, Lazio - Atalanta.
