A lone strike from Italy international Andrea Caracciolo was enough for Brescia to climb up to fifth place with a 1-0 victory at Ascoli on Tuesday night.

American midfielder Danny Szetela came on in the 74th minute to help his club move to within four points of tabletop Chievo.

Gabriele Cioffi appeared to have the home side on the board shortly before halftime, but his drive struck the crossbar.

Caracciolo connected for the game's only goal in the 58th minute, his fourth since returning to the club in January.

Brescia will now visit last place Ravenna on Saturday.

Scoring
BRE - Andrea Caracciolo 4 (Fabrizio Zambrella) 58'

BRE - Emiliano Viviano; Francesco Bega, Victor Hugo Mareco, Davide Zoboli, Marius Stankevičius, Francisco Lima, Fabrizio Zambrella (Danny Szetela 74'), Alessio Tacchinardi, Roberto De Zerbi (Simone Dallamano 41'), Davide Possanzini, Andrea Caracciolo (Róbert Feczesin 82')