GENOVA, Italy (Interstat) — Sampdoria and Palermo played to a frenetic 3-3 draw in Serie B on Tuesday at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

The match defied a pregame projection favoring Palermo, as the teams combined for four goals in a 23-minute span early in the second half. Oliver Abildgaard opened the scoring for Sampdoria just before halftime. Palermo responded with two quick strikes from Tjaš Begić and Nicholas Pierini. Luigi Cherubini equalized for Sampdoria in the 68th before Palermo’s Tommaso Augello scored 10 minutes later. Substitute Pietro Ceccaroni netted a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer for Sampdoria.

The frantic contest featured seven yellow cards. Both teams are now 0-0-1 in the league season.