Late Di Francesco Equaliser Denies Juve Stabia in Serie B Draw with Catanzaro

SS Juve Stabia were held to a 1–1 home draw by US Catanzaro on Serie B matchday 35, as a late goal from Federico Di Francesco wiped out Nicola Mosti’s early opener.

The hosts seized control in the first half, breaking the deadlock in the 18th minute. Nicola Mosti finished off a well-worked move, converting after being set up by Alessandro Gabrielloni to give Juve Stabia a 1–0 lead.

Serie B FINISHED

2026-04-18 17:30

SS Juve Stabia

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US Catanzaro

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The match remained finely balanced after the interval, with Juve Stabia looking to protect their advantage and Catanzaro pushing for a response. Emanuele Torrasi picked up a yellow card for the home side on 61 minutes and was substituted shortly after, with Giuseppe Leone coming on as Juve Stabia adjusted in midfield. Gabrielloni, who had provided the assist for the opener, also made way in the 63rd minute for Alvin Obinna Okoro.

Catanzaro refreshed their attack in the closing stages, introducing Rémi Oudin and Patrick Nuamah in the 79th minute, followed by further changes as they chased an equaliser. Tommaso Cassandro was booked in the 84th minute, underlining the growing intensity as time ran out for the visitors.

The pressure finally told in the 88th minute. Matias Antonini supplied the assist and Federico Di Francesco delivered the decisive finish to bring Catanzaro level at 1–1, denying Juve Stabia all three points.

Both teams continued to make late substitutions, including Davide Buglio, N’Dri Philippe Koffi and Ervin Bashi for Catanzaro, and Fabio Maistro and Manuel Ricciardi for Juve Stabia, but the scoreline did not change.

With the draw, Juve Stabia and Catanzaro each take a point from this Serie B fixture, leaving their respective positions for the run-in still finely poised. More detailed match statistics beyond the goals, bookings and substitutions were not available at the time of writing.

Full match details and updates can be found on the Ballaxy match centre: Juve Stabia vs Catanzaro.

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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