It will be up to Cerignola to represent the Capitanata in the Serie C playoffs. Raffaele’s team closes the regular season with the third success in a row, which not only consolidates the position in the playoff zone, but – thanks to the contextual knockouts of Latina and Crotone, gives the ofantini even the possibility of playing the first round of the playoffs at home and with two results out of three available.
Audace’s opponent will be Giugliano, defeated today with a clear 3-0 in the first 30′ of the first half. Similar situation to what occurred last season: even then the yellow and blue closed the first phase of the season by defeating the team they would then face (and beat again) in the first round of the playoff group. The victim of the team then coached by Pazienza was Juve Stabia: this year it will be another Campania team, Giugliano, to be precise.
There was no story today at ‘Monterisi’, in a match that also promised to be complicated in light of the ranking position occupied by Giugliano, and which the guests intended to defend. Intentions went up in smoke already in the 3rd minute of the first half, thanks to Filippo D’Andrea – the authentic driving force of this final segment of the championship – who did well to correct into the net after the crossbar had rejected a shot from Capomaggio. The former Foggia player then granted an encore, piercing the opposing goalkeeper with a perfect header following an invitation from the right by Coccia. At the half hour mark came Capomaggio’s hat-trick from a penalty, awarded by the referee due to a handball by Menna following a shot by Vuthaj.
In the second half Giugliano tried to reduce the gap, but conceded to Audace’s counterattacks. In the final, there was also joy for Barosi, who did well to neutralize Salvemini’s penalty (awarded for another handball) and kept a clean sheet.
