PINETO, Italy (Interstat) — Pineto defeated Sambenedettese 2-1 on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in a Serie C match at Stadio Comunale Mimmo Pavone. Gianluca Germinario scored in the 56th minute, and Gianluca Vigliotti added a goal in the 73rd minute for Pineto. Kevin Candellori scored for Sambenedettese in the 81st minute. Sambenedettese’s Simone Magnaghi received a red card in the 69th minute. Yellow cards went to Sambenedettese’s Marco Piccoli, Magnaghi, Francesco Perrotta, Lorenzo Sgarbi and Georgi Tunjov, and Pineto’s Vigliotti and Domenico Frare. Vigliotti, a forward, played 90 minutes with one goal and a yellow card, while Germinario, a midfielder, also played 90 minutes and scored once. Pineto improved to 1-1-1 in the competition and overall, while Sambenedettese moved to 0-2-1 in the competition and overall. Pineto next visits Campobasso on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. Sambenedettese next plays at Pianese on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026.