Savoia Salvages Draw At Salernitana With Late Meola Goal
SALERNO, Italy (Interstat) — Savoia and Salernitana played to a 1-1 draw Sunday at Stadio Arechi in Salerno, with Francesco Meola scoring late for the visiting side and Facundo Lescano accounting for Salernitana’s goal. Salernitana was the home team, and Savoia was the visiting team at Stadio Arechi in Salerno. The match included three yellow cards and seven substitutions, with most of the changes coming after halftime.
Salernitana’s Anastasio A. was shown a yellow card in the 33rd minute. The home side made a substitution involving Anastasio A. in the 46th minute, then another involving Achik I. in the 57th. Savoia’s Nepi A. entered the match flow in the 65th minute as a substitution. Salernitana made two changes in the 67th minute involving Heinz J. and Vitale M. Savoia’s Riccardi P. was involved in a substitution in the 72nd minute. Savoia’s D’Amore F. was booked in the 77th minute, and Salernitana’s Gyabuaa E. was cautioned in the 78th. Salernitana made a substitution involving Tascone M. in the 82nd minute. Meola F. then scored for Savoia in the 83rd minute, leveling the match and setting the final margin. The substitutions were spread across both teams and came in a busy second half. The cards and substitutions came in the second half except for the 33rd-minute booking.
Meola and Lescano each finished with a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. Meola’s goal came in the 83rd minute, while Lescano’s goal represented Salernitana’s scoring contribution. The match remained level through the end, with neither side able to add a second goal. Savoia’s late response denied Salernitana a home win. The goal was Savoia’s only score of the match, and Salernitana’s goal was its only score. Both scorers were on the field for the full 90 minutes, and each recorded one goal. The draw left both sides with a point from the contest.
The result moved Savoia’s season record in this competition to 1 win, 2 losses and 3 draws. Salernitana’s record in this competition is now 3 wins, 3 losses and 6 draws. Across all competitions, Savoia is 2 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, while Salernitana is 3 wins, 3 losses and 6 draws. Savoia’s recent competition results included a 2-0 win over Sorrento, a 1-1 draw with Cosenza, a 4-0 loss at Audace Cerignola, a 2-1 win over Inter U23, a 0-0 draw at Monopoli and a 4-2 loss at Cavese. Salernitana’s recent competition results included a 0-0 draw with Savoia 1908, a 3-0 loss at Picerno, a 2-2 draw with Scafatese, a 0-0 draw at Casarano, a 2-1 win over Bari, a 2-1 loss at Crotone, a 1-0 win over Giugliano, a 1-1 draw at Barletta, a 4-2 win over Potenza and a 1-1 draw with Cavese 1919.
Salernitana’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Inter U23, a home match against Catania, a visit to Casertana, a home match against Monopoli, a trip to Cosenza and a home match against Audace. The listed schedule gives Salernitana several matches against sides it has recently faced, including Monopoli and Audace. Savoia’s upcoming fixtures were not included in the available information. Salernitana’s coming matches will be played in the same competition. Salernitana’s listed next 10 games include two entries against Inter U23, two at Casertana, two at home against Monopoli and two against Audace.
Before the match, Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Savoia 2, Salernitana 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Salernitana with a 68.3 percent probability to win. Salernitana had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.