Luca Toni and Giampaolo Pazzini combined as Hellas Verona held Caykur Rizespor to a 1-1 friendly draw.
The veteran Capocannoniere converted a penalty, which was earned by his new teammate Pazzini.
Turkish side Rizespor had taken the lead after 19 minutes through Deniz Kadah’s header.
Even when Ousmane Viera was sent off for a late tackle on Jacopo Sala, 10-man Rizespor still forced a tough save out of Pierluigi Gollini with Orhan Ovacikli.
Luca Toni and Giampaolo Pazzini combined as Hellas Verona held Caykur Rizespor to a 1-1 friendly draw.
The veteran Capocannoniere converted a penalty, which was earned by his new teammate Pazzini.
Turkish side Rizespor had taken the lead after 19 minutes through Deniz Kadah’s header.
Even when Ousmane Viera was sent off for a late tackle on Jacopo Sala, 10-man Rizespor still forced a tough save out of Pierluigi Gollini with Orhan Ovacikli.
Verona improved late on, going close with Juanito Gomez Taleb, Bosko Jankovic and Luca Siligardi.
Verona 1-1 Rizespor
Scorers: Kadah 19 (R), Toni pen 34 (V)
Verona: Gollini (Coppola 78), Pisano, Toni, Pazzini (Jankovic 55), Greco (Siligardi 73), Zaccagni (Laner 46), Gomez (Checchin 88), Bianchetti, Sala, Boni, Fares
Caykur Rizespor: Itandje (Hakan 46) (Kuleli 89), Oboabona, Diarrasouba, Altinay (Sylvestre 46), Yalcin, Kaya, Kweuke (Akiuz 46), Kadah (Diakhate 65), Albayrak (Bisi 86), Ovacikli, Korkmaz (Ozek 46)
Sent off: Viera 53 (R)