Lecco Rolls Past Dolomiti Bellunesi With Four-Goal Road Win

BELLUNO, Italy (Interstat) — Lecco scored four goals and held Dolomiti Bellunesi scoreless in a 4-0 road victory on Sunday. The result moved Lecco’s season record in the competition to 4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, while Dolomiti Bellunesi fell to 0 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw. Lecco’s all-competitions record stands at 4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, and Dolomiti Bellunesi’s all-competitions record is 0 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw.

Lecco’s four-goal total included a 36th-minute strike from Alessandro Capello, a 54th-minute goal by Matteo Casarotto and a 90+3rd-minute finish from Antonio Metlika. Capello played the full 90 minutes and scored once. Casarotto scored during his 60 minutes, and Jason Anastasini recorded an assist in 19 minutes. Metlika was Lecco’s top star with one goal and two assists over 90 minutes. Metlika’s recent form included a full 90-minute appearance in Lecco’s 2-2 draw with Folgore Caratese.

P. Comi of Lecco was booked in the 41st minute, and T. Cossalter of Dolomiti Bellunesi received a yellow card in the 44th. Dolomiti Bellunesi’s N. Gobetti entered at halftime. Lecco’s Casarotto and P. Comi came off in the 60th minute. Dolomiti Bellunesi’s L. Agosti and L. Clemenza entered in the 66th. Lecco’s G. Manetti and A. Mallamo entered in the 71st. Dolomiti Bellunesi’s D. Sia entered in the 76th, N. Trabucchi in the 81st, and Lecco’s G. Pellegrino in the 90th.

Lecco entered the match after the 2-2 draw with Folgore Caratese. Earlier this season, Lecco had a 5-0 win at Pro Vercelli, a 1-1 draw at Alcione Milano, a 2-2 draw with Brescia, a 3-0 loss at Cittadella, a 0-0 draw with Pergolettese, a 3-1 win at Desenzano and a 1-0 win over AS Giana Erminio. Dolomiti Bellunesi were coming off a 1-0 home loss to Desenzano. Their recent results also included two losses to Desenzano, a loss at Treviso, a home loss to Trento, a home loss to Novara, a draw at Brescia and a home loss to Lumezzane.

Dolomiti Bellunesi could not answer after the interval. Lecco’s first-half goal gave the visitors the lead, and Casarotto’s second-half finish extended it before Metlika’s stoppage-time goal. Dolomiti Bellunesi made changes at halftime and later in the second half, but the home side remained scoreless.

The decisive stretch came when Lecco turned early pressure into the opening goal and then added another after halftime. Metlika’s two assists and one goal made him the top performer for Lecco, while Capello and Casarotto each finished once. Anastasini’s assist came in a brief 19-minute appearance.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Lecco 2, Dolomiti Bellunesi 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Lecco a 71.4 percent probability to win. Lecco was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5, and the total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.