Atalanta footballer Giorgio Scalvini experienced a muscle strain during the warm-up ahead of the game against Lecce. The midfielder was thus ruled out from the fixture due to an injury in the left adductor region.
Atalanta coach, Gasperini, in turn, brought on Mario Pasalic as a replacement for Scalvini. Notably, the news of Scalvini’s discomfort, followed by the switch, came directly from the Atalanta team moments before heading onto the pitch, leaving little time for any strategic revisions.