PICERNO, Italy (Interstat) — Picerno and Bari played to a 1-1 draw Monday at Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio in Picerno, with Mamadou Kanoute scoring for the hosts and Flavio Bianchi answering for the visitors. The match was level after a closely contested second half, and neither side found a winner after the equalizer.

The most consequential sequence came after halftime. Kanoute put Picerno ahead in the 59th minute. Leo Abreu Santos recorded the assist on the goal and was booked in the 39th minute. The lead lasted 10 minutes. Bari equalized in the 69th when Bianchi scored. Karlo Butic recorded the assist on Bianchi’s goal. Kanoute was replaced in the 70th minute after his goal, and Abreu also left in the 70th.

Bari made substitutions involving Gomez and Maggiore in the 66th minute. Bari had further substitutions involving Anzolin and Della Morte in the 76th minute. Picerno replaced Maselli in the 76th minute, and Pugliese entered in the 90+1st minute. The substitutions did not produce another goal.

Yellow cards marked several chippy stretches. Maselli was booked in the 20th minute, Abreu in the 39th, Maggiore in the 40th, Anzolin in the 71st and Del Fabro in the 88th. The bookings added to the tense tone of a match that remained tight through the final minutes.

Bari entered the match after a 1-1 home draw with Scafatese in its previous competition match, while Picerno had won 2-1 at Cavese. Bari’s recent competition results also included a 2-1 loss at Potenza, a 1-1 draw at Casertana, a 0-0 home draw with Crotone, a 2-0 home win over Giugliano, a 2-1 loss at Salernitana, a 1-0 home win over Cosenza, a 2-1 win at Sorrento, a 0-0 home draw with Potenza and a 3-0 win at Altamura. Picerno’s recent competition results also included a 3-0 home win over Salernitana, a 1-0 loss at Barletta, a 1-2 home loss to Cosenza, a 2-4 loss at Potenza, a 2-1 home win over Audace Cerignola, a 2-1 home win over Audace, a 1-2 loss at Altamura, a 2-4 home loss to Catania and a 1-0 loss at Sorrento. The result leaves Bari 6-2-5 in this competition and 6-3-5 overall. Picerno is 7-6-1 in the competition and 7-6-1 overall.

Kanoute scored once in 70 minutes for Picerno. Butic recorded an assist for Bari, Bianchi scored in a 24-minute appearance and Abreu recorded an assist and a yellow card in 70 minutes. Bari’s attacking response came after Picerno had protected its lead for much of the second half.

The draw leaves Bari with five competition draws this season and Picerno with one. Picerno held the lead for 10 minutes in the second half before Bari’s response. Neither team managed a second goal despite the late substitutions and five yellow cards. The final minutes included a booking for Del Fabro and a stoppage-time substitution for Picerno, but the score stayed level.

Bari is next scheduled to host Foggia in the competition. Picerno’s next competition match is scheduled at Casarano. Bari also has upcoming competition matches at Catania, against Savoia 1908, at Inter U23, against Monopoli and at Audace. Picerno also has upcoming competition matches against Giugliano, at Crotone, against Foggia and against Casertana.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Picerno 1, Bari 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Picerno with a 51.3 percent probability to win. Bari had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.