CROTONE-BARLETTA 2-2
SCOREERS: 1′ st Da Silva, 21′ st Partipilo, 23′ st Veltri, 25′ st Brignola.
CROTONE (4-3-3): Merelli 5.5; Veltri 7 (44′ st Andreoni sv), Armini 5, Tanco 5.5, Groppelli 6; Ruggiero 6.5 (31′ st Grosso 6), Pedro 6 (17′ st Brignola 7), Barcella 6.5; Crapisto 6 (44′ st Bashi sv), Musso 5.5 (17′ st Tordini 6.5), Zunno 5.5. Coach: Greco 6.5.
BARLETTA (3-5-2): Matosevic 5.5; Rossoni 6, Bizzotto 5.5, Marini 5; Coccia 6, Partipilo 7, Franco 6, Piarulli 5.5 (31′ st Voca 5.5), Larynx 5.5 (19′ st Vona 5.5); Ferrante 6 (36′ st Djankpata sv), Da Silva 6.5. Coach: Paci 6.
REFEREE: Ramondino di Palermo 5.5.
NOTE: 300 visiting fans present. Booked: Bizzotto. Corners: 5-4. Recovery time: 0′ time, 5′ time.
With a comeback of character, Crotone avoids defeat and wins their first point in the championship, going to within 5, but the 2-2 draw with Barletta leaves some regrets. For an hour Greco’s team struggled to find rhythm and depth, then down two goals the team changed face. Da Silva unlocks the lead at the start of the second half after a restart resulting from an error by Musso, Partipilo scores the 0-2 in the 21st minute. It seems over, but Veltri reopens everything with a cross shot and Brignola, as soon as he comes in, makes it 2-2 with a splendid free kick on his debut. In the final, Crotone pushes and comes close to making a comeback: Zunno also hits the crossbar. The mistakes remain, but also a strong reaction.