Hellas Verona vs Virtus Entella — Coppa Italia: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 16′Virtus Entella, goal:0–1assist
- 20′Hellas Verona, goal:1–1assist
- 36′Hellas Verona, goal:2–1assist
- 43′Virtus Entella, yellow card:Foul
- 44′Virtus Entella, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time2 – 1
- 58′Virtus Entella, substitution:offT. Annoni
- 59′Virtus Entella, substitution:off
- 65′Hellas Verona, substitution:off
- 65′Hellas Verona, substitution:off
- 65′Hellas Verona, substitution:off
- 71′Virtus Entella, substitution:off
- 78′Virtus Entella, substitution:off
- 78′Virtus Entella, substitution:off
- 81′Hellas Verona, substitution:N. Tagneoff
- 85′Virtus Entella, penalty goal:2–2Penalty
- 87′Hellas Verona, substitution:off
- 89′Virtus Entella, yellow card:Foul
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Hellas Verona edge Virtus Entella on penalties in Coppa Italia thriller
Hellas Verona won 3-2 on penalties after the tie finished level at 2-2 in normal time, advancing in this Coppa Italia Round of 64 clash with Virtus Entella. The four-goal contest swung repeatedly before honours were settled from the spot.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Entella struck first through Bernat Guiu in the 16th minute, set up by Andrea Franzoni, but Verona responded quickly. Mattia Compagnon levelled four minutes later with an assist from Dailon Livramento, and Amin Sarr put the hosts ahead in the 36th minute after being teed up by Domagoj Bradarić, sending Verona in front at half-time 2-1.
Entella held firm after the break and were rewarded deep into the second half when Franzoni converted a penalty in the 85th minute to make it 2-2, forcing the tie beyond 90 minutes and into a shootout, which Verona won 3-2 to progress.
Verona controlled possession with 54 percent to 46 and were the tidier side, while Entella committed far more fouls, 17 to Verona's 9, as the visitors pressed hard for a winner that never came in open play.
Amin Sarr scored the goal that put Hellas Verona ahead before half-time and finished with a rating of 8.3, matched only by team-mate Mattia Compagnon among the standout contributors.
Virtus Entella's 17 fouls to Verona's 9 underlined how much more physical the visitors' approach became as the match wore on.
Hellas Verona and Virtus Entella drew 2–2 (half-time 2–1). Hellas Verona won the penalty shootout 3–2.
Hellas Verona met Virtus Entella in the Coppa Italia (Round of 64). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 18:45 UTC. Referee: E. Manedo Mazzoni.
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Key moments
- 16' Goal: Bernat Guiu (assist: Andrea Franzoni) — 0–1
- 20' Goal: Mattia Compagnon (assist: Dailon Livramento) — 1–1
- 36' Goal: Amin Sarr (assist: Domagoj Bradarić) — 2–1
- 85' Goal (penalty): Andrea Franzoni — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1)
Virtus Entella (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Hellas Verona 57%, the draw 28%, Virtus Entella 15%. It finished Hellas Verona 2–2 Virtus Entella.
Hellas Verona's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Hellas Verona are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top gives Hellas Verona a clear lead. The draw at 28% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Hellas Verona at 57%?
Hellas Verona sit 190 points higher on our strength rating — 1519 to 1330. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,702 such games. Hellas Verona sit -0.47 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,351 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 53–29–18.
Why only 57%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 57% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 28% and Virtus Entella at 15%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Virtus Entella win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 1.8 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,086. The goals environment adds 3.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Virtus Entella average 8 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 190 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Virtus Entella's last five: D-W-L-W — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2182 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3991 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Hellas Verona vs Virtus Entella final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Coppa Italia fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Hellas Verona and Virtus Entella team pages or the Coppa Italia page.