Sampdoria rallies past Catanzaro 2‑1 despite red card
GENOVA (Interstat) — Sampdoria overcame a first-half deficit and a second-half red card to beat Catanzaro 2-1 Saturday in a Serie B match at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. Catanzaro took the lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time when Stefan Gartenmann scored. Lorenzo Insigne equalized for Sampdoria in the 56th minute. Sampdoria went a man down in the 64th when Oliver Abildgaard was sent off. Tjaš Begić then scored the winner in the 85th. Yellow cards were shown to Liam Henderson and Pietro Iemmello in the 17th, Stefan Gartenmann in the 38th, Philippe Koffi in the 66th, Samuel Giovane in the 75th, Kevin Mbabu in the 90th plus five, and Matias Antonini Lui in the 90th plus six. Catanzaro is now 1-4-0 in Serie B and 1-4-1 across all competitions. Sampdoria is 1-3-1 in Serie B and 1-4-1 overall. The hosts held on late at home for the victory.