The home victories of Parma, Cosenza and Modena and the away successes of Ascoli and Reggiana were highlighted in the eight matches that closed the program of the 35th and fourth to last day of the Serie B championship. Lecco arithmetically returns to Serie C.
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Sampdoria-Como 1-1
Como’s march towards Serie A continues, winning a precious point at Ferraris with Sampdoria. It ends 1-1, but for the Blucerchiati it is a draw that could complicate the play-off race. The guests did better in the first half with Stankovic having to work overtime in the 5th minute on Cutrone and then in the 14th minute with Gabrielloni’s long range shot. Then Pirlo’s team takes measures after the guests’ sprint start and becomes dangerous in the 43rd minute with Ghilardi’s jab which enhances Semper’s reflexes. In the second half in the 20th minute Samp took the lead with Borini’s shot from the edge of the box following an assist from Esposito but Como believed in it and equalized after Verdi’s solo shot into the center of the Ligurian area. First Nsame is blocked by a Doria defender, but then Cutrone repeats the shot at the bottom for the final 1-1.
Cittadella-Feralpisalò 1-1
Third draw in a row for Cittadella against a FeralpiSalò who are still hoping for salvation which remains complicated and uphill. It was the guests who threatened at the start of the match, while the Granata struggled to create opportunities. In the 21st minute, however, Carissoni found the right opportunity by resolving a melee by sending a left-footed shot into the net. Timid reaction in the second half from the Brescians who got themselves an opportunity with Compagnon, Kastrati coming out well. Then a fiery finish with a save by Kastrati on La Mantia’s header, but the Garda team’s equalizer still came in full injury time following a personal action by Pietrelli who jumped two opponents and put it in. It’s 1-1.
Cosenza-Bari 4-1
Three very important points for Cosenza, which fields 11 players out of 11 Italians, in the direct clash with Bari. With another four goals after those against Reggiana. But how much suffering. After a free kick barely blocked by Pissardo, Cosenza took the lead in the 5th minute with a textbook Calo’-D’Orazio-Mazzocchi action. Bari tries to react but in the 17th minute Cosenza doubles the lead with the usual Tutino (16. center) after an exchange with Marras. Immediately afterwards, with a photocopy action, Tutino comes close to scoring a hat trick. At this point the Calabrians disappear from the scene. And Bari comes close to scoring with Kallon, Sibilli (post) and Pucino, while Camporese comes close to an own goal. In the 44th minute a flash from Nasti reopens the match. At the start of shooting the script does not change. The second pole arrives from Bari with Nasti, then again Benali and Sibilli scare Micai. But in the 35th minute Calò’s surgical free-kick and Forte’s goal from just before the pitch came to close the score, giving half safety to Cosenza and getting Bari into trouble, who closed with ten men for the straight red to Bellomo. It ends 4-1.
Palermo-Reggiana 1-2
Reggiana overcomes Palermo in a comeback and wins three golden points in the key to safety after three consecutive defeats. First knockout, however, for Mignani, who had achieved three draws since his arrival on the Rosanero bench in place of Corini. Brunori deceived the rosanero in the first half, but Reggiana, who had played better even before conceding a goal, equalized the score with Portanova and then turned the situation around with Rozzio, winning with full merit. The Granata already tried in the 7th minute with a shot from outside by Kabashi which Pigliacelli rejected short. In the 15th minute Pieragnolo’s volley saved by Brunori, the ball reaches Rozzio who severely challenges the home goalkeeper from close range. Palermo had their first chance with a header from Nedelcearu after a corner but the aim was imprecise and the ball was high. In the 31st minute, good play by Brunori, assist for Mancuso in the middle of the area who tries his heel and the ball grazes the post. At 35′ Palermo took the lead: Lucioni’s pass to Brunori who stopped it, went over the goalkeeper and fired into an empty net; the goal was initially disallowed for offside, stifling Barbera’s scream, but VAR corrected the decision. The second half begins and Pigliacelli saves Palermo twice in a couple of minutes, first on Portanova and then on Rozzio. In the 7th minute the equalizer was achieved with a great goal from Portanova who put the ball under the crossbar with his right foot from a free kick. In the 22nd minute the Emilian comeback is complete: cross from the right and the ball arrives from the opposite side to Rozzio who scores under the crossbar with a right-footed shot.
Parma-Lecco 4-0
Head-to-tail without history at the Tardini, where league leaders Parma overwhelms Lecco 4-0, mathematically relegated to Serie C, and takes an important step towards promotion to Serie A. Great protagonist Adrian Bernabé, author of a brace already in the first half ‘now: the Spanish midfielder breaks the deadlock in the 16th minute with an assist from Bonny and scores the hat-trick by collecting Hernani’s invitation from the flank. In the middle, Mihaila doubles the lead and attacks the short rebound from the guest’s defense and fires a right-foot shot past Melgrati. The latter did well in the second half, with the result already largely sealed, to deny the joy of the goal to Estevez and Partipilo, in two circumstances, just like his colleague Chichizola who saved the unbeaten record which had reached 411’ against Novakovich and Sersanti. Then in the final Camara drops the poker on Sohm’s verticalization.
Modena-Sudtirol 1-0
Ninety-two days later Modena regains victory and secures salvation, catching Sudtirol in the standings. The great former Bisoli (for four months in Alto Adige at the beginning of the year) is celebrating as he wins his first success on the new bench after a boring match. At the start Gagno says no to Casiraghi, then in injury time no one manages to impact Battistella’s inviting cross and a yawning first half ends. In the 22nd minute the match broke the deadlock with the former Zaro who headed Battistella’s corner and surprised the red and white defence. The visitors’ reaction was nil and only a late melee with Rauti being blocked gave Braglia shivers.
Brescia-Spezia 0-0
The match between Brescia and Spezia ends in a draw. Equal in everything: one time each dominated, one crossbar each and few emotions. Bisoli’s gesture was emotional when Paghera entered the field, struck during the week by a terrible loss: the loss of his dear mother. The captain took off his armband and gave it to his teammate’s arm amidst applause from the audience. Bisoli himself, in the 40th minute of the second half, hits a sensational header from a corner. And in the last minute, an incredible missed goal from Kouda who hit the crossbar from two steps away. It’s 0-0.
SERIES B 35TH ROUND: PISA-CATANZARO 2-2, VENEZIA-CREMONESE 2-1, SAMPDORIA-COMO 1-1, PARMA-LECCO 4-0, CITTADELLA-FERALPISALO’ 1-1, COSENZA-BARI 4-1, TERNANA-ASCOLI 0-1 , PALERMO-REGGIANA 1-2, MODENA-SUDTIROL 1-0, BRESCIA-SPEZIA 0-0
CLASSIFICATION
73 PARMA
68 COMO
67 VENICE
60 CREMONESE
57 CATANZARO
52 PALERMO
47 BRESCIA
46 SAMPDORIA*
45 PISA
45 CITADEL
43 SOUTH TYROL
43 MODENA
43 REGGIANA
42 COSENZA
37 SPICE
37 LISTENINGS
37 TERNANA
36 BARI
32 FERALPISALO’
26 LECCO
* Sampdoria 2 points deducted
NEXT TURN: COMO-CITTADELLA, SPEZIA-PALERMO, ASCOLI-COSENZA, REGGIANA-MODENA, CATANZARO-VENICE, SUDTIROL-TERNANA, BARI-PARMA, CREMONESE-PISA, LECCO-SAMPDORIA, FERALPISALO’-BRESCIA
37th SHIFT: PALERMO-ASCOLI, PARMA-CREMONESE, PISA-SUDTIROL, COSENZA-SPEZIA, CITTADELLA-BARI, VENICE-FERALPISALO’, MODENA-COMO, SAMPDORIA-REGGIANA, TERNANA-CATANZARO, BRESCIA-LECCO
38TH SHIFT: BARI-BRESCIA, REGGIANA-PARMA, LECCO-MODENA, ASCOLI-PISA, COMO-COSENZA, CREMONESE-CITTADELLA, SPEZIA-VENICE, CATANZARO-SAMPDORIA, FERALPISALO’-TERNANA, SUDTIROL-PALERMO
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