Carrarese vs Modena 2-1

Carrarese beat Modena 2-1 at Stadio dei Marmi after scoring in the first minute and surviving a late reply. Modena pulled one back on 76 minutes, but Carrarese stayed ahead.

Fabio Abiuso opened the scoring on 1 minute, turning in Gabriele Parlanti's assist for 1-0. Carrarese doubled the lead on 52 minutes when Tommaso Rubino finished from Fabio Abiuso's assist to make it 2-0. The home side led 1-0 at half-time.

Modena made three changes on 56 minutes, sending on Francesco Folino, Andrea Belotti and Giacomo Olzer. Belotti reduced the deficit on 76 minutes after Olzer's assist, making it 2-1. Carrarese made two changes on 81 minutes, then saw Guido Pagliuca sent off on 88 minutes, but Modena could not force another breakthrough before the end. Fabio Abiuso was booked on 51 minutes before leaving the pitch on 71 minutes, while G. Marconi was cautioned in stoppage time after coming on in the 71st minute.

Modena had 58% of the ball and 490 passes to Carrarese's 356, while Carrarese produced the better xG, 1.76 to 0.98. Modena also had more shots, 14 to 8, and more corners, 8 to 2, while both sides put four efforts on target. Carrarese had three saves to Modena's two, and the visitors were caught offside once fewer, 1 to 2. Carrarese committed 19 fouls to Modena's 14.

Carrarese had four yellow cards to Modena's two. Fabio Andrea and Jonas Rouhi were booked for the home side in the first half, then Fabio Abiuso and G. Marconi went into the book after the break. Modena's cautions went to Giuseppe Caso on 90 minutes and Simone Santoro in the first minute of stoppage time.