Sassuolo

The MAPEI Stadium - Citta del Tricolore is the home of US Sassuolo Calcio, located at Piazza Azzurri d'Italia 1 in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, approximately 15 kilometres from Sassuolo itself. The stadium holds 21,584 spectators and was originally built in 1995 as the Stadio Citta del Tricolore, a municipal venue designed primarily for the Reggiana football club. Sassuolo began using the ground in 2013 after MAPEI, the construction materials company that owns the club, acquired the stadium and undertook a comprehensive renovation. The MAPEI name was added to recognise the corporate ownership, and the facility now features UEFA Category 4 accreditation.

US Sassuolo's rise from the lower divisions of Italian football to consistent Serie A membership and eventual European competition is one of the most remarkable stories in Italian football of the 2010s. Under coach Eusebio Di Francesco and later Roberto De Zerbi, Sassuolo played an eye-catching brand of possession-based, attacking football that earned widespread admiration far beyond their modest provincial setting. The club developed and produced internationally celebrated players including Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Berardi, Manuel Locatelli, Gianluca Scamacca, and Giacomo Raspadori, all of whom made their names at the MAPEI Stadium before moving to Italy's largest clubs.

The MAPEI Stadium's renovation under the Squinzi family's ownership transformed it into one of Serie A's best-equipped smaller grounds, with modern hospitality facilities, excellent pitch quality maintained year-round by MAPEI's own turf management products, and UEFA-compliant infrastructure for European competition. Sassuolo played in the UEFA Europa League in 2016-17 following their fifth-place Serie A finish, bringing continental football to the Emilian town. Despite the club's subsequent relegation and challenges, the MAPEI Stadium remains a well-regarded Italian football venue and a testament to what focused investment and clear footballing philosophy can achieve.