Djidji put the Pythagoreans in front in the 40th minute after a fine combination with Lisandro Magallan. His strike was, however, short-lived as Spezia fought back after the restart of the second half when Daniele Verde levelled proceedings in the 63rd minute after he was set up by Riccardo Marchizza. Simy then gave Crotone the lead in the 78th minute of the encounter after a superb combination with Niccolo Zanellato. Vincenzo Italiano continued to push for yet another equalizer and got it in the 89th minute when Giulio Maggiore fired home his effort following an assist from Martin Erlic. With the game looking to end with a share of the points, Erlic scored the match-winning goal with an individual effort.