On 8 October one of the matches of the 8th round of the Italian football championship took place. Frosinone (Italy) and Verona (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, 8th round
Frosinone (Italy) - Verona (Italy) - 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Reinier (45+1), M. Soule (66) - Djuric (90+4)
Warnings: Diego Coppola (28), Caleb Okoli (30), Duda (39), Bruno Amione (40), T. Suslov (79).
Frosinone hosted Verona at the Stadio Benito Stirpe in a tense Serie A clash. The score at half-time was favourable to Frosinone at 1-0, but the game took an exciting turn in the second half and ended 2-1 in favour of Frosinone. Both teams went into the match determined to gain important points in the league. In the first half, there were several sharp moments, with players from both teams receiving yellow cards. On 28 minutes Verona's D. Coppola was sent off, and on 30 minutes Frosinone's K. Okoli was sent off. Verona players O. Duda and B. Amione also received yellow cards on 39th and 40th minutes respectively. Towards the end of the first half, Frosinone managed to take the lead on 45 minutes. Just before the break, Reinier scored the decisive goal, giving his team some much-needed momentum. In the 60th minute Verona made their first substitution: R. Saponara was replaced by R. Saponara was replaced by M. Djuric. Two more substitutions followed: in the 61st minute, D. Coppola replaced D. Faraoni and O. Duda replaced S. Serdar.
However, Frosinone continued to attack and increased their lead in the 66th minute. In an attempt to turn the tide, Verona made two late substitutions on 77 and 83 minutes: K. Ngonge replaced F. Bonazzoli and D. Lazovic replaced J. Tchatchua. Frosinone also made tactical changes, replacing E. Barrenechea with M. Burabia in the 83rd minute. Near the end of the match, Frosinone made their final substitutions in the 90th minute, replacing M. Sule with A. Ibrahimovic, and L. Mazzitelli for P. Lirola. However, Verona had the last word in the match. In the final minutes of the match M. Djuric managed to get back on track, reducing the deficit to 2:1. Despite Verona's late goal, Frosinone held on and won an important victory in front of their fans. This match was a testament to their tenacity and ability to capitalise on their chances. The result of this match is important for both teams in Serie A. Frosinone will be confident in their strengths and will try to build on them in future matches. Verona need to regroup and analyse their mistakes in order to be stronger in the coming matches.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Bologna vs Frosinone, Verona vs Napoli.
| Frosinone | Verona | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kicks to the goal | 4 |
| 11 | Kicks | 16 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 7 | Penalty kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Penalty kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Offences | 12 |
| 2 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 53% | Ball possession | 47% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Keeper saves | 0 |
| 430 | Total assists | 374 |
| 337 | Accurate assists | 281 |
| 78% | Accuracy of passes | 75% |