Cosenza starting XI (3-4-3): Micai (GK), Vaisanen, Meroni, Martino, Rispoli, Calo, Brescianini, D’Orazio, Marras, Zilli, Finotto.
Bench: Kornvig, D’Urso, Lai, Salihamidzic, Praszelik, Agostinelli, Delic, Nasti, Venturi, Florenzi, Cortinovis, Marson.
Goals: D’Urso 90’
Venezia starting XI (3-5-2): Joronen (GK), Carboni, Ceppitelli, Hristov, Zampano, Ellertsson, Tessmann, Andersen, Candela, Johnsen, Pohjanpalo.
Bench: Busio, Novakovich, Bertinato, Modolo, Ciervo, Cheryshev, Neri, Pierini, Sverko, Milanese.
Goals: Pohjanpalo 34’
The home side created 17 goal scoring opportunities, however only four were on target.
Venezia created nine with five on target.
Last week’s four-goal hero, Johan Pohjanpalo, was on target yet again for Venezia and put the visitors ahead in the 34th minute.
Danish midfielder Magnus Andersen drilled in a cross from the right-hand side directly at Pohjanpalo, who flicked it over his head and into the far post.
Cosenza’s Massimo Zilli went close to drawing level after taking the ball past the keeper but missing the open goal that came afterward.
On the verge of a demoralising loss, Cosenza rescued a point when Alessandro Cortinovis made space for himself in the box to get a cross away.
Christian D’Urso met the ball in the air and headed past Joronen to give Cosenza’s survival hopes a boost.
Venezia are two places outside the playoff zone, despite being equal on points with Ascoli who sit in eighth.
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