Picerno 1, Casertana 2

CASERTA, Italy (Interstat) — Host Casertana opened its Serie C campaign with a 2-1 victory over Picerno on Saturday, overcoming an early deficit to secure three points at Stadio Comunale Alberto Pinto. The match, part of the opening weekend of Italy’s third-tier league, defied a pregame projection from Interstat that had forecast a 1-1 draw. The same analytics system had given Casertana an 82.90 percent probability to win, a likelihood that appeared in jeopardy after a stunning start from the visitors. Picerno struck almost immediately, silencing the home crowd in just the third minute. Forward Ivan Kontek found the net… Read more...