“They hit us with balls.” The report cards

Mister Tabbiani is absolutely not subtle after the defeat in Novara which did not move the Rossoneri’s ranking one iota in view of the play outs but which certainly left some question marks in terms of mental stability considering that after Urso’s initial advantage the Piedmontese managed the match without or almost no trouble. «Aside from the fact that we could gain the advantage on the pitch, we were hit with balls, it could have ended with a greater result: we have to look for the reasons, we cannot accept such a performance for ourselves. We go away with our heads down, aware that we will have to face a very difficult play-out, we must close a distance that was abysmal today: we must not allow them to have a better attitude than ours.” A joke at the end also on Reali who had suffered a muscle problem towards the end: the recovery time for the defender will be evaluated in view of the final double sprint. «Regardless of who is there and who isn’t there, we must absolutely understand that what we have done today cannot be enough to maintain the category: we must work on ourselves and try to arrive ready with a certainly different attitude».

REPORT CARDS

Sorzi 6: Urso’s attacks are absolutely uncatchable, for the rest of the match he is not called upon to make complex interventions

Potop 5.5: diverted to the right lane, a solution that had not been proposed for some time. When Ongaro presses he struggles a bit

Real 5.5: from the first minute alongside Cremonesi’s experience. He must chase Ongaro and Urso after a convincing start

Cremonese 5: suffers under the pressure of Ungaro who manages to overcome him for the assist on Urso’s first goal

Brogni 5.5: first half suffered like the rest of the Rossoneri’s rearguard, in the second half Novara almost didn’t push anymore

Of Jesus 5.5: starting with a proactive attitude then Urso’s first goal breaks some mechanism (from 81′ Popovic sv)

Mora 5.5: he finds himself with a yellow card already after ten minutes of the match, mister Tabbiani decides to preserve him by replacing him at half-time (from the 46th minute Musatti 6: enters a compromised match, frees a left foot on Minelli)

Nelli 5.5: returned from suspension and immediately reinstated in the starting eleven. At midfield we start strong but decline as the minutes pass

D’Amico 5: almost completely evanescent during the first forty-five minutes, eighteen minutes into the second half before handing over the baton (from 63′ Rings 5.5: has little or no margin on the right)

Ceravolo 5: goes looking for some balls but overall has little luck going forward (from 63′ Alberti 6: just over half an hour on the pitch: a save for Musatti and a nice header)

Bocic 5.5: his attempt from the edge of the area represents one of the few conclusions of the Rossoneri’s first half (from the 53rd minute Morello 5.5: resumed with very few offensive initiatives)

All. Tabbiani 5.5: Fiorenzuola aggressive at the start and well placed on the pitch then Urso’s goal immediately hurts quite badly and the maneuver suffers as a result. The second half is only a parenthesis to study some changes in the tactical board in view of the play outs but against Novara the Rossoneri have always lost so far