Late Depaoli Winner Completes Sampdoria Turnaround at Pescara

UC Sampdoria produced a dramatic late comeback to defeat Delfino Pescara 1936 2–1 away from home on Serie B matchday 34, overturning a half-time deficit with two goals in the final eight minutes.

Pescara went in front on the stroke of half-time. Deep into first-half stoppage time, Antonio Di Nardo converted a penalty in the 45+3rd minute to give the hosts a 1–0 lead. The spot-kick was the only goal of a first half that also saw a flurry of yellow cards, with Mattia Viti and Nicholas Pierini booked for Sampdoria, and Luca Valzania and Davide Bettella cautioned for Pescara.

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The second half hinged on coaching decisions and fresh legs. Sampdoria introduced Luigi Cherubini shortly after the break, while Pescara responded with a series of changes around the hour mark, including Fabrizio Caligara and later Lorenzo Meacci from the bench. As the match wore on, tensions rose further, with bookings for Matteo Ricci, Meacci and Giorgio Gorgone reflecting the increasingly fractious midfield battle.

Sampdoria finally broke through in the 82nd minute. Substitute Manuel Cicconi made an impact from the bench, setting up Francesco Conti to level the match at 1–1. The visitors then completed the turnaround in stoppage time. In the 90+3rd minute, Cherubini turned provider, assisting Fabio Depaoli for the decisive 2–1 goal. Depaoli was booked shortly after, but his late strike proved enough to secure all three points.

Substitution data indicates Sampdoria’s bench was crucial, with both Cicconi and Cherubini directly involved in the goals and Depaoli coming on in the 88th minute before netting the winner. Detailed statistics beyond goals, cards and substitutions were not available at the time of writing.

The result gives Sampdoria a vital away win in the closing stretch of the regular Serie B season, while Pescara are left to reflect on a match they led until the final stages. For more details on the league, visit the Serie B page on Ballaxy or the full match report.

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Serie B Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Venezia FC	37	23	10	4	75	31	44	79	D W W D W
2	Frosinone Calcio	37	22	12	3	71	34	37	78	W W W D W
3	AC Monza	37	22	9	6	59	30	29	75	L W W W D
4	Palermo FC	37	20	12	5	61	31	30	72	W D W D W
5	US Catanzaro	37	15	14	8	60	48	12	59	L W D D D
6	Modena FC 2018	37	15	10	12	49	35	14	55	W L L D D
7	SS Juve Stabia	37	11	17	9	43	44	-1	50	L D D W L
8	Mantova 1911 SSD	37	13	7	17	45	52	-7	46	W W L W W
9	AC Cesena	37	12	10	15	42	52	-10	46	D D L L D
10	Calcio Avellino SSD	37	12	10	15	42	55	-13	46	L W W D L
11	Carrarese Calcio	37	10	14	13	46	50	-4	44	D L D L W
12	UC Sampdoria	37	11	11	15	35	47	-12	44	W D L W W
13	Padova Calcio	37	11	10	16	35	46	-11	43	W L W W L
14	Empoli FC	37	9	13	15	45	52	-7	40	W L D L L
15	FC Südtirol	37	8	16	13	37	47	-10	40	L L L D D
16	ACD Virtus Entella	37	9	12	16	34	50	-16	39	L W D D L
17	SSC Bari	37	9	10	18	35	58	-23	37	W L L L W
18	Delfino Pescara 1936	37	7	13	17	50	65	-15	34	L D D L W
19	Spezia Calcio	37	8	10	19	42	58	-16	34	D L W L L
20	AC Reggiana	37	8	10	19	35	56	-21	34	L D L W L