LECCO, Italy (Interstat) — Lecco and Folgore Caratese played to a 2-2 draw at Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi in Lecco on Sunday, with the home side recovering from a second-half deficit to earn a point. The match turned after Folgore Caratese twice held a lead, including a 2-1 advantage in the second half, before Lecco found an equalizer with 11 minutes remaining in regulation. Folgore Caratese is now 1-3-1 in this competition and 1-3-1 across all competitions. Lecco is now 3-2-4 in this competition and 3-2-4 across all competitions. The hosts pressed late and were rewarded when Mattia Rizzo finished in the 79th minute after Tommaso Bordoni provided the assist.

Folgore Caratese entered the match looking to steady itself after recent results that included a loss to Treviso, a defeat at Trento, a loss to Desenzano and a win at Lumezzane. Lecco came in after a convincing win at Pro Vercelli, a draw against Alcione Milano, a draw with Brescia, a loss at Cittadella, a draw with Pergolettese, a win at Desenzano and a win over AS Giana Erminio. The home side controlled stretches of the first half and opened the scoring in the 25th minute when Alessandro Capello converted a chance created by Matteo Casarotto. Capello played 73 minutes before being substituted, and his early goal gave Lecco a 1-0 lead.

Folgore Caratese responded in the 29th minute. Francesco Cassata scored to level the match, and the visitors grew into the game after that answer. Cassata played 71 minutes before he was substituted. The visitors then took the lead in the 58th minute when Kristians Mezsargs scored, with Tommaso Duca setting up the goal. Mezsargs played the full 90 minutes and was substituted in second-half stoppage time. Duca also completed the match and recorded the assist on the go-ahead goal.

Lecco pressed for an equalizer and found it in the 79th minute through Rizzo, who was assisted by substitute Bordoni. Rizzo played 87 minutes before coming off. Bordoni’s 17-minute appearance included the assist on the tying goal. The late goal capped a back-and-forth second half in which Folgore Caratese protected its lead until Rizzo’s finish. The equalizer came shortly after Ndoj was cautioned for Folgore Caratese, and it shifted the closing stages into a contest where both sides searched for a winner. Neither side found a decisive goal in the final minutes.

The most influential performances included Mezsargs, who scored and played all 90 minutes for Folgore Caratese. Capello scored for Lecco in 73 minutes. Rizzo scored the equalizer for Lecco in 87 minutes. Cassata scored for Folgore Caratese in 71 minutes. Duca provided an assist while playing the full match. Casarotto played 90 minutes and assisted on Capello’s goal. Bordoni, who played 17 minutes, assisted on Rizzo’s late goal.

Folgore Caratese received two yellow cards. Samotti was booked in first-half stoppage time, and Ndoj was cautioned in the 79th minute, just before Lecco equalized. Lecco made a series of changes in the second half, including a triple substitution in the 73rd minute that involved Capello, G. Pellegrino and G. Manetti. Lecco also brought on O. Urso in the 77th minute and removed Rizzo in the 87th minute after his equalizer. Folgore Caratese substituted Cassata in the 71st minute, brought on M. Sarr in the 75th minute, and replaced Mezsargs and Duca in the 90th minute. The match remained tied through the final whistle.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Lecco 1, Folgore Caratese 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Lecco with a 67 percent probability to win. Lecco had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total of four goals went under the over-under line of 2.5.