Football Soccer - Sassuolo v Rapid Wien - UEFA Europa League Group Stage - Group F - Citta del Tricolore stadium - Reggio Emilia, Italy - 3/11/16 Sassuolo's Gregoire Defrel celebrates with teammates after scoring first goal. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
MILAN (Reuters) - Tiny Sassuolo are often heralded as a model club after climbing from the Italian fourth division to European football in just 10 years.
Based in a town of 41,000 people, the smallest ever to have been represented in Serie A, their rise has been achieved almost exclusively with Italian talent and without the help of huge cash injections from little-known foreign owners.
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