DESENZANO DEL GARDA, Italy (Interstat) — Giana Erminio used goals on either side of halftime to beat Desenzano 2-1 at Stadio Tre Stelle on Sunday, with Marco Ballabio’s 75th-minute finish proving decisive after Claudio Santini had pulled the home side level. The visitors struck first in the 37th minute when Luca Magazzu scored, and Desenzano answered two minutes after the break through Santini. Giana Erminio then found the winner when Ballabio converted with 15 minutes of regulation remaining. The result moved Giana Erminio to a 2-1-3 record in this competition and across all competitions, while Desenzano fell to 3-4-3 in the competition and overall.

The decisive passage came after Desenzano had stabilized following a difficult first half. Santini’s 47th-minute goal changed the temperature of the match, but Giana Erminio regained control and produced the winning moment when Ballabio scored at 75. Santini, who played the full match, led Desenzano’s response with a goal. Ballabio also went the distance and delivered the visitors’ most important attacking contribution. Magazzu opened the scoring during his 69-minute appearance. Luca Ruffini and Simone Comelli each supplied an assist for Giana Erminio, helping the visitors make their pressure count. Giana Erminio’s bench then played a role as the visitors protected the narrow lead through the final quarter-hour.

The individual statlines reflected the final scoring pattern. Santini finished with 90 minutes and one goal for Desenzano. Ballabio recorded 90 minutes and one goal for Giana Erminio. Magazzu played 69 minutes and scored once. Ruffini and Comelli each logged 90 minutes and one assist. Those contributions framed a match in which Desenzano’s goal came from Santini and Giana Erminio’s goals came from Magazzu and Ballabio, with Ruffini and Comelli providing the assists.

Discipline and substitutions shaped the closing stretch. Giana Erminio’s Nucifero T. was booked in the 56th minute before being replaced at 65. Desenzano’s De Francesco A. was cautioned at 83, and Andreis D. received a yellow card in stoppage time at 90+5. Desenzano made a double change at 60 with Procaccio A. and Giorgi L. entering, then used Liberati F. at 75 and Parlato M. and Lupano L. at 80. Giana Erminio brought on Zanchetta M. and removed Magazzu L. at 69, then introduced Renda F. at 87. The late changes did not alter the one-goal margin, though they reflected the increasing urgency from both sides as the match moved into its final phase.

Before Sunday, Giana Erminio had beaten Brescia 2-1 at home, drawn 2-2 at Renate, drawn 0-0 at Treviso, drawn 1-1 at home with Pro Vercelli and lost 2-1 at home to AlbinoLeffe. Desenzano had lost 4-1 at Alcione Milano, beaten Dolomiti Bellunesi 2-0 at home, won 2-1 at Folgore Caratese, drawn 0-0 at home with Juventus, lost 3-1 at home to Lecco, won 2-1 at Arzignano, lost 1-0 at Brescia, drawn 0-0 at home with Trento and drawn 1-1 at Pro Vercelli.

Desenzano pushed for another equalizer late, but Giana Erminio protected the advantage through the final minutes and secured the victory. The home side’s changes at 75 and 80 gave Desenzano fresh legs for the closing push, while Giana Erminio’s late introduction of Renda at 87 helped the visitors manage the final stages. The match ended with Desenzano unable to find a second goal and Giana Erminio taking the win. The victory gave Giana Erminio the away result and left Desenzano with a home defeat.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Desenzano 1, Giana Erminio 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Desenzano with a 79 percent probability to win. Desenzano had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.