CROTONE, Italy (March 29, 2026) (Interstat) — Crotone opened its Serie C campaign with a 3-1 home victory over Audace Cerignola on Sunday at Stadio Ezio Scida. The hosts scored three goals in an 11-minute span early in the second half to secure the win. Lorenzo Paolucci broke a scoreless deadlock in the 49th minute, followed quickly by Antonino Musso in the 51st. Antonio Energe extended the lead to 3-0 in the 59th before Audace Cerignola’s Marco Zunno netted a consolation goal in the 70th. The result defied a pregame projection from Interstat, which gave Crotone a 66.5% win probability but simulated a 1-1 draw. Crotone begins the season 1-0, while Audace Cerignola starts 0-1.