Bari 4-1 Reggiana - Rao Brace Leads Dominant Home Display
Key Takeaways
- • Bari claimed a commanding 4-1 Serie B victory over Reggiana at San Nicola
- • Emanuele Rao scored twice as Bari put the match beyond doubt inside the first hour
- • Mateus Lusuardi's late strike was no more than a consolation for the visitors
Bari, Italy, ITA — Bari dismantled Reggiana with a clinical four-goal performance at San Nicola, with the hosts establishing control inside the opening quarter-hour and never relinquishing it throughout the Serie B contest.
Federico Artioli opened the scoring in the 10th minute to set the tone, and Emanuele Rao doubled the advantage just five minutes later, leaving Reggiana with an almost insurmountable deficit before the match had barely settled.
Rao added his second of the afternoon three minutes into the second half, extending Bari's lead to three and effectively ending the contest as a competitive fixture. Gabriele Moncini then added a fourth in the 57th minute, putting the result beyond any doubt. Mateus Lusuardi pulled one back for Reggiana in the 89th minute, but it amounted to nothing more than a consolation in a match that had long since been decided.
GOALS:- 10' Federico Artioli - Bari- 15' Emanuele Rao - Bari- 48' Emanuele Rao - Bari- 57' Gabriele Moncini - Bari- 89' Mateus Lusuardi - Reggiana
STANDOUT PLAYERS:- Bari: Emanuele Rao - 2 goals, decisive in both halves- Reggiana: Mateus Lusuardi - Late consolation goal
KEY STAT: Bari scored four goals, with three of them arriving before the 60th minute, sealing the result well before the final whistle.