GIUGLIANO, Italy (Interstat) — Gennaro Esposito scored in the ninth minute and Giugliano held on to beat Casertana 1-0 on Saturday in a Serie C soccer match. Esposito played the full 90 minutes. Giugliano improved its season record in the competition to 4-7-1 and its overall record to 4-7-1. Casertana moved to 4-3-5 in the competition and 4-3-5 overall. Giugliano’s Balde I. received a yellow card in first-half stoppage time, and De Rosa R. was booked in second-half stoppage time. Casertana made substitutions in the 46th, 61st, 61st, 72nd and 75th minutes. Giugliano made substitutions in the 63rd, 63rd and 76th minutes. Neither side added another goal after Esposito’s early strike, and Giugliano protected the narrow lead through the closing stages. The result followed Casertana’s draw with Bari and Giugliano’s loss at Catania in their most recent competition matches. The visitors were unable to find an equalizer.