Cesena vs Catanzaro 1-0

Cesena beat Catanzaro 1-0 at the Dino Manuzzi thanks to Jacopo Gelli's 83rd-minute goal.

There were no goals before the interval, and the sides were level at 0-0 at the break.

The breakthrough came in the 83rd minute when Gelli scored from Gianluca Frabotta's assist to make it 1-0. Cesena had already made five changes by then, with Antonio Fiori on at the break for X. Druiventak, Maat Daniel Caprini and Matteo Guidi introduced on 62 and 65 minutes, and Alessandro Debenedetti arriving on 81 minutes. Catanzaro also used four substitutes, including Samuel Giovane and Franck Tchaouna on 61 and 62 minutes, but they could not find an equaliser after Gelli's goal.

The statistics pointed to a close game. Catanzaro had 53% of the possession and completed 528 passes to Cesena's 481, but Cesena had more shots, 12 to 11, and a slightly higher expected goals figure at 0.93 to 0.61. Both sides had four shots on target and three saves, while Catanzaro won nine corners to Cesena's three. Cesena also committed 17 fouls to Catanzaro's 8 and had two offsides.

Riccardo Pagano was booked for Cesena in the 74th minute. There were no red cards.