ACD Virtus Entella and Juve Stabia drew 1-1 at the Stadio Comunale Chiavari in the opening round of the Italian Serie B season on Sunday, August 24, 2025. The result provided both teams with a point to start the new campaign, in a match that ebbed and flowed. Entella started strongly and took a deserved lead midway through the first half with a close-range finish. Juve Stabia improved after the interval and found an equalizer through a deflected shot that wrong-footed the Entella goalkeeper. Both sides had chances to win the game in a frantic finale, with Entella's striker missing a golden opportunity in the dying minutes. The draw was a solid, if unspectacular, start for two teams expected to be in a mid-table battle throughout the season. The Entella manager felt his team should have won based on their first-half performance, while the Juve Stabia coach was pleased with the character shown to fight back. The lineups featured several new signings for both clubs, who were still finding their rhythm in this early-season encounter.