Ascoli 2, Pianese 4

PIANCASTAGNAIO, Italy (Interstat) — In a stunning opening day upset in Italy’s Serie C, home side US Pianese defied pregame projections to rout a higher-division opponent, defeating Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 4-2 on Saturday. The match, played before a raucous crowd at Stadio Comunale, delivered a result contrary to most expert forecasts. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a narrow 1-0 victory for the visiting Ascoli, a club with a storied history dating to 1898. The same analytics system gave Pianese only a 57.3 percent probability to win, a figure the home side rendered irrelevant with a dominant second-half display. The… Read more...