Serie C, Group B
AZ Picerno – Cosenza Calcio match report
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AZ Picerno let a lead slip and lost 2-1 to Cosenza Calcio at Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Cosenza Calcio's E. McJannet: 7.2. The match was played on Monday, 12 October 2026 at Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio in Picerno (matchday 9).
The story of the match
P. Virgilio opened the scoring for AZ Picerno after 28 minutes. S. Achour equalised for Cosenza Calcio at 1-1 after 45 minutes, set up by G. Clemente. Half-time: 1-1 between AZ Picerno and Cosenza Calcio.
Cosenza Calcio completed the turnaround at 2-1 on 56 minutes thanks to E. McJannet, set up by R. Palmieri.
Match statistics
The shot count read 3-5, 2-3 on target. Corners finished 2-6. The referee showed 5 yellow cards, 3 to AZ Picerno and 2 to Cosenza Calcio. Dangerous attacks: 198 for AZ Picerno, 165 for Cosenza Calcio. AZ Picerno committed 23 fouls to Cosenza Calcio's 12, and the offside count read 2-1.
AZ Picerno's yellow cards went to A. Bassoli in the 50th minute, G. Coppola in the 74th minute and E. Esposito in the 88th minute. Booked for Cosenza Calcio: A. Dalmazzi (60').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to S. Achour (Cosenza Calcio, 7.2), G. Clemente (Cosenza Calcio, 6.9) and R. Palmieri (Cosenza Calcio, 6.9). From the AZ Picerno bench came S. Maselli on 58 minutes, F. Rillo on 58 minutes, E. Esposito on 69 minutes and G. Coppola on 69 minutes. Cosenza Calcio made 5 changes: A. Energe for N. Contiliano (65'), B. Cimino for F. Palazzino (65'), A. D'Alena for M. Almaviva (69') and A. Ndow for S. Achour (87').
How they came into it
AZ Picerno came into the match with 1 win and 4 defeats from their last 5 matches — scoring in 4 straight games. Potenza Calcio beat AZ Picerno 4-2 last time out. Before kick-off, Cosenza Calcio's last 5 matches had brought 2 draws and 3 defeats. Cosenza Calcio lost 2-0 at home to Foggia in their last match. The record between them over the last 2 matches reads 1-0-1 from AZ Picerno's point of view. The last meeting, in 2026 in Serie C, Group B, ended in a 3-1 win for AZ Picerno. A. Mazzer was the referee.
What it means
AZ Picerno have now scored in 5 consecutive matches. A 7-game wait for victory is over for Cosenza Calcio.
What’s next
AZ Picerno's next match is away to SSD Casarano on 14 November. Cosenza Calcio host Casertana FC next, on 15 November in Serie C, Group B.
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