Verona are 1-0 up against Benevento at the Stadio Bentegodi at half time but the visitors had many chances to level the game.
Antonin Barak started for the first time in a Serie A game after he had recovered from COVID last week. The former Udinese midfielder steered into the net a Mattia Zaccagni assist from the left.
Benevento fought back to score the equalizer but Marco Silvestri denied Roberto Insigne with a great one-to-one save from point-blank range.
Verona are 1-0 up against Benevento at the Stadio Bentegodi at half time but the visitors had many chances to level the game.
Antonin Barak started for the first time in a Serie A game after he had recovered from COVID last week. The former Udinese midfielder steered into the net a Mattia Zaccagni assist from the left.
Benevento fought back to score the equalizer but Marco Silvestri denied Roberto Insigne with a great one-to-one save from point-blank range.
The Verona goalkeeper showed cat-like reflexes to palm a Gianluca Caprai shot wide while Bryan Dabo header on the subsequent corner couldn’t find the net.
Verona tried to double their lead but Lorenzo Montipò deflected a cross-shot by Mattia Zaccagni who would have turned into a goal without the goalkeeper’s intervention.
Artur Ionita had another great chance before the half time whistle but his header on a Gaetano Letizia’s cross finished wide.
Line-ups:
Verona (3-4-2-1): Silvestri; Ceccherini, Lovato, Empereur; Lazovic, Tameze, Ilic, Dimarco; Barak, Zaccagni; Kalinic.
Verona bench: Berardi, Pandur, Salcedo, Di Carmine, Udogie, Cetin, Terracciano, Cancellieri, Gunter, Magnani, Dawidowicz, Colley.
Benevento (4-3-2-1): Montipò; Letizia, Glik, Caldirola, Foulon; Ionita, Schiattarella, Dabo; R. Insigne, Caprari; Lapadula.
Benevento bench: Manfredini, Lucatelli, Maggio, Tuia, Tello, Wiola, Improta, Hetemaj, Di Serio, Moncini, Sau.