Pablo Mari, Samuele Vignato, Armando Izzo, Giorgio Cittadini, Gianluca Caprari, and Papu Gomez were not available for the hosts, who were coming off a win away to Verona. With consecutive victories over Lecce and Sassuolo, Toro appeared to find their winning formula again. In addition to Samuele Ricci, Perr Schuurs, and Koffi Djidji, Ricardo Rodriguez and Brandon Soppy were also not at full strength.
Andrea Colpani's angled shot skimmed the far post after Duvan Zapata stung Michele Di Gregorio's hands from a distance. On the 25th minute, Ricardo Rodriguez sent a rocket into the roof of the net from 12 yards, giving Toro the impression that they had scored. Antonio Sanabria then shot straight at the custodian. But for Duvan Zapata's shove on Luca Caldirola during the build-up, the referee gave a free kick.