On February 12, one of the matches of the 22nd round of the Italian Football Championship took place. Met "Udinese" (Italy) and "Sassuolo" (Italy).
Italian Championship, round 22
"Udinese" (Italy) — "Sassuolo" (Italy) — 2:2 (2:2)
Goals: Ienoma Destiny Udogie (1), J. Bijol (28) — Matheus Enrique (6), Perez (45+1)
Warnings: A. Loriente (31st), Kingsley Eizibue (55th), Nadir Zortea (56th), Perez (81st)
The Serie A meeting between Udinese and Sassuolo ended in a hard-fought 2-2 draw on Sunday at the Dacia Arena. Udinese quickly took the lead in the match, scoring the first goal of the day thanks to D. Udogi. However, Sassuolo reacted quickly when Matheus Enrique managed to level him up. In the middle of the first half, H. Biyol put Udinese ahead again. However, the decisive own goal by N. Perez equalized the score and the teams went to the break with the score 2:2. There were several substitutions on both sides in the second half. Sassuolo replaced D. Berardi and N. Bayrami with P. Obiang and M. Lopez in the 46th minute.
Meanwhile, Udinese replaced R. Pereira and F. Thauvin with Beto and I. Success in the 72nd minute and S. Lovrich and T. Arslan in the 80th minute. Two minutes later, Udinese brought L. Samardzic and S. Pafundi onto the field, and in the 86th minute, finally, replaced N. Perez with E. Ebosse. On the other hand, Sassuolo brought in A. Harrui, A. Pinamonti and G. M. Ferrari for R. Marchica, G. Defrel and A. Lauriente respectively. The second half was also marked by several yellow cards. Number 19, Sassuolo's A. Lauriente, received a yellow card in the 31st minute, Udinese's C. Ehisibue received a yellow card in the 55th minute and N. Pérez in the 81st. The referee blew his whistle at 2-2, ensuring a fair result for both teams.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Inter - Udinese, Sassuolo - Napoli.