Serie A | Verona 0-1 Salernitana: Tchaouna gives hope

Salernitana got their first away victory in almost a full year thanks to Loum Tchaouna to give themselves hope of safety, but Verona missed a sitter in stoppages.

This was a massive clash, as Hellas were just one point clear of the drop zone and Pippo Inzaghi already feeling the pressure in rock bottom, despite a 2-2 draw with Milan. Ondrej Duda was suspended and Jayden Braaf injured for the hosts, while Guillermo Ochoa and Boulaye Dia were still out of action.

It was the worst possible start for Salernitana, as within five minutes Pol Lirola went off injured, replaced by Norbert Gyomber.

A ferocious long-range Pasquale Mazzocchi strike flashed wide, as did the Loum Tchaouna looping header on an Antonio Candreva cross.

Cyril Ngonge felt hard done by when booked for simulation in the penalty area, as he seemed to lose his footing after riding a tackle.

Lorenzo Montipò made two huge saves in quick succession before half-time, denying the Nwankwo Simy angled drive and a Grigoris Kastanos free header from point-blank range.

Tomas Suslov got the volley all wrong from eight yards after a Milan Djuric knock-down, but Salernitana got a deserved opener on the counter-attack from the Verona corner.

Tchaouna dribbled away from Martin Hongla and placed a precise low drive into the far bottom corner from the edge of the area for his debut Serie A goal.

Verona came so close to an equaliser when Milan Djuric knocked down the Filippo Terracciano cross for Ngonge to volley inches wide from 12 yards.

Hellas poured forward in stoppages and Tchaouna was decisive at the other end with a goal-line clearance on Juan Cabal.

Verona should’ve equalised with the last kick of the game, but after the stunning save on the Thomas Henry header, Ngonge horribly fired the rebound off target.

Verona 0-1 Salernitana

Tchaouna 48 (S)

30-12-2023 17:00 MatchDay 18 Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Verona

Salernitana 0 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

Cyril Ngonge

38'

2nd half

48'

Loum Tchaouna (Assist: Grigoris Kastanos) 72' Mateusz Legowski Josh Doig 79' 90'

Antonio Candreva

Match statistic

49 Possession % 51 11 Total shots 9 0 Shots on target 3 9 Shots off target 3 2 Blocked shots 3 7 Corners 6 2 Offsides 0 13 Fouls 13 Verona Salernitana

Starting lineups

1

Lorenzo Montipò Goalkeeper 6 Isak Hien Defender 3

Josh Doig Defender 87' 27

Pawel Dawidowicz Defender 8

Darko Lazovic Midfielder 60' 18

Martin Hongla Midfielder 90 Michael Folorunsho Midfielder 87' 31

Tomas Suslov Midfielder 26

Cyril Ngonge Attacker 38 Jackson Tchatchoua Attacker 60' 11

Milan Djuric Attacker 82' 56

Benoît Costil Goalkeeper 3

Domagoj Bradaric Defender 17

Federico Fazio Defender 98 Lorenzo Pirola Defender 5' 30 Pasquale Mazzocchi Defender 87

Antonio Candreva Midfielder 25

Giulio Maggiore Midfielder 20

Grigoris Kastanos Midfielder 59' 18

Lassana Coulibaly Midfielder 33 Loum Tchaouna Attacker 9

Simy Attacker

88'

Substitutes

Yayah Kallon Attacker 23

Giangiacomo Magnani Defender 5

Davide Faraoni Defender 22

Alessandro Berardi Goalkeeper 42 Diego Coppola Defender 34 Simone Perilli Goalkeeper 2 Bruno Amione Defender 25

Suat Serdar Midfielder 37 Charlys Midfielder 13 Juan Manuel Cruz Attacker 99

Federico Bonazzoli Attacker 60' 24 Filippo Terracciano Midfielder 60' 9 Thomas Henry Attacker 82' 32 Juan Cabal Defender 87' 77

Jordi Mboula Attacker 87' 21

Jovane Attacker 66 Matteo Lovato Defender 8 Emil Bohinen Midfielder 28

Dylan Bronn Defender 11

Erik Botheim Attacker 6

Junior Sambia Defender 62 Pasquale Allocca Goalkeeper 7 Agustín Martegani Midfielder 65 Gregorio Salvati Goalkeeper 23

Norbert Gyomber Defender 5' 99 Mateusz Legowski Midfielder 59' 22

Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi Defender

88'