Match report

Benevento Draws 1-1 with Crotone in Serie A

Benevento
Benevento
1–1
FT
Crotone
Crotone
May 16, 2021

Benevento and Crotone fought to a 1-1 draw in a hard-fought Serie A match. Goalscorers Giacomo Lapadula for Benevento and Sunday Nwankwo for Crotone ensured both teams left the pitch with a share of the points. Despite Crotone being reduced to ten men early in the second half, they managed to secure a crucial late equalizer.

Key Facts

  • • Benevento's Giacomo Lapadula scored in the 13th minute, assisted by Patrik Hétima
  • • Crotone's Vladimir Golemić was sent off in the 24th minute for a red card foul
  • • Sunday Nwankwo scored for Crotone in the 90th+3 minutes, assisted by Pedro Pereira
  • • Both teams made several substitutions throughout the game

Lineups

Benevento

Formation: 4-3-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 L. Montipò (G)
  • 15 K. Glik (D)
  • 3 G. Letizia (D)
  • 93 F. Barba (D)
  • 27 F. Depaoli (D)
  • 56 P. Hetemaj (M)
  • 29 A. Ioniţă (M)
  • 28 P. Schiattarella (M)
  • 9 G. Lapadula (F)
  • 17 G. Caprari (M)
  • 19 R. Insigne (M)

Substitutes

  • 16 R. Improta
  • 13 A. Tuia
  • 14 B. Dabo
  • 7 A. Gaich
  • 12 N. Manfredini
  • 10 N. Viola
  • 8 A. Tello
  • 22 I. Lucatelli
  • 20 G. Di Serio
  • 88 A. Diambo
  • 26 S. Sanogo
  • 58 C. Pastina

Crotone

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 16 M. Festa (G)
  • 34 L. Marrone (D)
  • 6 L. Magallán (D)
  • 5 V. Golemić (D)
  • 26 K. Djidji (M)
  • 8 L. Cigarini (M)
  • 17 S. Molina (M)
  • 10 Ahmed Benali (M)
  • 7 A. Ounas (F)
  • 21 N. Zanellato (M)
  • 25 S. Nwankwo (F)

Substitutes

  • 32 Pedro Pereira
  • 20 L. Rojas
  • 77 M. Vulić
  • 44 J. Petriccione
  • 11 D. Drăguş
  • 1 A. Cordaz
  • 33 A. Rispoli
  • 22 G. Crespi
  • 24 G. D'Aprile
  • 13 S. Luperto
  • 97 E. Rivière

Timeline

  1. Benevento
    13' Benevento Goal · Normal Goal
    G. Lapadula · Assist: P. Hetemaj
  2. Crotone
    15' Crotone Card · Yellow Card
    L. Marrone

    Foul

  3. Benevento
    20' Benevento subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Ioniţă · On: R. Improta
  4. Crotone
    24' Crotone Card · Red Card
    Vladimir Golemić

    Professional foul last man

  5. Benevento
    36' Benevento subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Fabio Depaoli · On: A. Tuia
  6. Benevento
    46' Benevento subst · Substitution 3
    Off: G. Caprari · On: B. Dabo
  7. Crotone
    46' Crotone subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. Marrone · On: Pedro Pereira
  8. Crotone
    51' Crotone Card · Yellow Card
    L. Magallán

    Foul

  9. Crotone
    62' Crotone subst · Substitution 2
    Off: N. Zanellato · On: L. Rojas
  10. Crotone
    66' Crotone subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Ahmad Benali · On: M. Vulić
  11. Crotone
    67' Crotone subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Cigarini · On: J. Petriccione
  12. Benevento
    80' Benevento Card · Yellow Card
    K. Glik

    Foul

  13. Crotone
    83' Crotone subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Ounas · On: D. Drăguș
  14. Benevento
    84' Benevento subst · Substitution 4
    Off: R. Insigne · On: A. Gaich
  15. Benevento
    88' Benevento Card · Yellow Card
    A. Gaich

    Time wasting

  16. Crotone
    90'+3 Crotone Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Nwankwo · Assist: Pedro Pereira

Match Stats

Stat Benevento Crotone
Fouls 12 19
Pass Accuracy 85% 84%
Offsides 3 3
Red Cards 0 1
Total Shots 21 5
Corners 8 4
Total Passes 452 376
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 6 1
Shots on Target 8 2
Shots off Target 7 2
Possession 54% 46%
Accurate Passes 386 316
Shots Inside Box 12 3
Saves 1 7
Shots Outside Box 9 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The red card for Crotone's Vladimir Golemić in the 24th minute turned the momentum in favor of Benevento
  • ▸ Crotone's late equalizer by Sunday Nwankwo in the 90th+3 minute secured a point for the away team, despite playing with ten men for most of the second half