FC Südtirol scores with the surprise team

FC Südtirol is still holding off the playout places: Federico Valente's team fought to a 2-2 draw in Catanzaro. This means the lead over 16th place is still 3 points. The FCS's draw was not undeserved, but the home team was without a doubt the better team.

FCS coach Valente put star newcomer Jasmin Kurtic in the starting line-up for the first time. The Slovenian, like Salvatore Molina, played for the first time from the start. Kurtic thanked his coach and gave FC Südtirol the lead in Catanzaro with a header after just over a minute. A dream start, so to speak. But the home team got their deserved equalizer during the break.

Pecorino saves the FCS Valente had to restructure his defense before the game because Andrea Masiello and Andrea Giorgini were suspended. Raphael Kofler and Andrea Cagnano moved into the back three for them. They did their job properly. But above all, Catanzaro was superior in terms of play. The newcomer, who is in a playoff spot, has been shining with refreshing offensive football all season long. At the beginning of the second half, Catanzaro should have increased the score to 3-1 through striker Iemello. In return, FCS striker Emanuele Pecorino made it 2-2 with a fine individual performance. In the end it stayed that way.

Pecorino probably played his best game since joining FC Südtirol on Saturday. In this form, the 22-year-old center forward is a real asset for the team. The FCS continues next Saturday with a home game against Bari.

The highlights Dream start After just 62 seconds of play, the FCS takes the lead. A corner from Casiraghi lands at Kurtic. The Slovenian heads in early to make it 1-0. Deserved compensation After about half an hour, Catanzaro earned the equalizer. The Calabrese now have more opportunities. A shot from ex-FCS man Pompetti is blocked. The rebound lands right at Brighenti's feet. The defender stays cool from a few meters and scores to equalize. Game turned The home team turned the game around immediately after the break. A corner from ex-FCS player Pompetti lands at the far post right on the head of Antonini, who heads it in to make it 2-1 for Catanzaro. Pecorino As if out of nowhere, the FCS equalized after just under an hour. Pecorino dances past half of the back line and scores in true striker fashion to make it 2-2. What a goal.

US Catanzaro – FC Südtirol 2:2 Catanzaro (4-4-2): Fulignati; Situm (from 77. Liveri), Brighenti, Antonini, Scognamillio; D'Andrea (from 67. Sounas), Pompetti, Petriccione (from 84. Veroli), Vandeputte; Iemello (from 77th Donnarumma), Ambrosino (from 67th Biasci). Coach: Vivarini

FCS (3-4-1-1): Poluzzi; Kofler (from 89. Ciervo), Scaglia, Cagnano; Molina, Tait, Arrigoni, Kurtic (from 62. Broh), Davi; Casiraghi (from 81. Rauti); Pecorino (from 81. Merkaj). Coach: Valente

Gates: 0:1 Kurtic (2nd), 1:1 Brighenti (31st), 2:1 Antonini (47th), 2:2 Pecorino (59th)

Yellow-red card: Brighenti (80.)

SP G U V TV P 1. Parma 25 16 6 3 48:25 54 2. Cremonese 25 13 7 5 33:17 46 3. Palermo 25 13 6 6 45:29 45 4. Venice 25 13 6 6 45:31 45 5. As 25 13 6 6 33:28 45 6. Catanzaro 25 11 6 8 40:36 39 7. Cittadella 25 10 6 9 32:33 36 8. Modena 25 8 10 7 30:33 34 9. Baric 25 7 12 6 27:29 33 10. Brescia 25 8 9 8 26:25 33 11. Cosenza (-4) 25 8 8 9 29:27 32 12. Reggiana 25 6 12 7 29:32 30 13. Step on 25 7 9 9 30:31 30 14. FC South Tyrol 25 7 7 11 32:36 28 15. Sampdoria 25 8 6 11 32:39 28 16. Ternana 25 6 7 12 30:34 25 17. Specia 25 5 10 10 25:38 25 18. Ascoli 25 5 8 12 25:32 23 19. FeralpiSalò 25 5 6 14 27:41 21 20. Lecco 25 5 5 15 27:49 20

Serie B Italy	SP	TV	P
1. Sassuolo	30	62:27	69
2. Step on	30	50:28	60
3. Specia	30	45:22	55
4. Cremonese	30	48:33	48
5. Catanzaro	29	36:31	43
6. Juventus Stabia	30	35:35	43
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FC Südtirol scores with the surprise team

FC Südtirol can live with that: The White-Reds got a point at Catanzaro on Saturday. The newcomer from Calabria was the better team.

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