LEAGUE B OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Brescia-Lecco 4-1
Brescia enters the play-offs a day early. Poker in Lecco and the combination of favorable results were decisive. Rondinelle take the lead in the 12th minute thanks to Bjarnason. Dickmann’s assistance was perfect, the Icelandic player’s shot was precise and punctual. Shortly after the doubling by Moncini. The attacker takes a perfect shot from Galazzi’s corner, putting the ball in the back of the bag. At 41′ of the first half, 2-0 ahead, a sensational mistake by Jallow: first sent off and then booked thanks to VAR. The second half opens with a miracle from Lezzerini on Degli Innocenti and a brace from Moncini: the attacker scores again with a header from Galazzi’s assist. At the half hour poker with the new member whites. In the final there is also glory for Inglese, who scores the winning goal for Lecco.
Cittadella-Bari 1-1
Having achieved mathematical salvation, Cittadella closed the season in front of their fans with a 1-1 draw against Bari. A few minutes later the Granata took the lead with Pittarello doing well to turn an excellent cross from Giraudo into the goal. Bari attempted an immediate reaction and equalized in the quarter of an hour. Error in midfield and the Apulians on the counterattack with Sibilli putting Nasti alone ahead of Kastrati. Touch in the corner and 1-1. However, it is Cittadella who comes close to doubling their lead again with Pittarello, well served by Cassano, but Pissardo’s response is valid. At the end, a colossal opportunity for the red and whites with a save from the goalkeeper on the line following a close touch from Vicari. The second half opens with an attempt by Achik saved on the line by Pavan. Giampaolo changes formation and switches to three strikers hoping to revolutionize the match. But it is Gorini’s team that gets the scoring opportunity with Angeli shooting high. And Pittarello does the same shortly after. The missed goal by Rizza was sensational and he put it out all alone a few steps from the goal. Bari in the trenches seems to want to settle for the point which is of little use. The only incursion was that of Achik with a curling shot that almost reached the intersection. Goal disallowed for Magrassi due to offside. In injury time they played little and ended with one point each.
Cosenza-Spezia 2-2
In their last home match, Cosenza came close to a fourth consecutive victory over Spezia who in a breathtaking final achieved a precious draw in the key to survival. Cosenza ahead after 5′ with a free kick Onesie from 22 meters. Eighteenth center, sixth in a row for the 9 Sila in search of personal records. Spezia tries to bite and challenges the rossoblù defense with headers from Hristov, Francesco and Salvatore Esposito and Nikolaou. The Calabrians are no different with Camporese and Marras. Anything happens in recovery. Micai saves Verde from a penalty awarded after checking the VAR due to a hand from Viviani. On the next corner he resolves in melee Reca. The recovery still begins in the sign of Onesie: again in the 5th minute, cross by Antonucci and a magical backheel in the heart of the area: 2 to 1. Equaled the record of Marco Negri, striker for the Wolves in the 1994-1995 season, in the ranking of all-time scorers at the Calabrians’ home ground . Spezia found themselves facing a wall with various saves from Micai, one of which was on the line in two halves, and Marras. Accumulate a large number of corners (in the end it will be 15 to 5 for D’Angelo’s men). And in the 28th minute he found the final equalizer with a right-footed shot from almost 30 meters Elijah. In the 90th minute the guests came close to the blitz: double saves by Micai and Meroni under control and in the 93rd minute they even overtook with Vignali, but the goal was annulled after the VAR check.
Modena-Como 0-0
Venezia’s goal in the 93rd minute which gives them a 2-1 win over Feralpi chokes Como’s Serie A cry, which draws 0-0 in Modena but with the Venetians’ success they remain at +2 and will have to seek promotion on Friday in home with Cosenza. Modena – on the other hand – celebrated the certainty of salvation with a draw with 90 minutes to spare. Braglia’s game was blocked, in the 18th minute it was Verdi who saved on the line following Zaro’s shot, in the 24th minute Zaro scored but was offside, then Gagno missed the clearance and Verdi didn’t take advantage. Very little happens in the second half, apart from the mockery of Venezia’s goal in the 93rd minute which prevents Como from celebrating.
Palermo-Ascoli 2-2
Ascoli snatches a last-gasp draw from Barbera which still keeps them in the running for salvation. Palermo obtains mathematical qualification for the play-offs but the crisis continues, victory has now been missing for 8 games and with Mignani on the bench there have only been 4 draws and two defeats. The rosanero, twice ahead with Brunori and Soleri, were reached twice by the bianconeri with a brace from Caligara. Palermo ahead at the first attempt: Soleri wins a tackle, advances and supports for Brunori who puts the ball under the crossbar with his right foot. In the 14th minute the Rosanero came close to doubling their lead with a nice play by Brunori who made space on the left back line and placed the ball at the far post where Diakité took aim but finished high over the crossbar. In the 27th minute Ascoli equalized, again with the first shot towards the opponent’s goal: cross from Celia and winning header from Caligara with Deplanches touching the ball but unable to avoid the goal. In the 34th minute Palermo takes the lead again: cross by Diakité, clearance by Soleri, acrobatics by Segre in the area, ball again Soleri who doesn’t fail in front of the goalkeeper. In the second half the pace slows down considerably. In the 29th minute Deplanches was the protagonist, first blocking a shot from Nestorovski and then one from Masini. In the 39th minute, Palermo came close to scoring their third goal with Di Francesco, thanks to Vasquez’s uncertainty with the ball hitting the post and then saving it off the line. In the 48th minute Ascoli equalized with a great left-footed shot Caligara which gives the Rosanero goalkeeper no chance.
Parma-Cremonese 1-1
Parma, already mathematically promoted to Serie A, achieved a draw with Cremonese at the Tardini and secured first place in the standings with 90 minutes remaining. Everything happens in the first half: in order, goal disallowed for Mihaila, guilty of having touched the ball with his arm, before the quarter of an hour the red card directed to Balogh due to a hold against Johnsen who was thrown towards the net and in the 25th minute the former Vazquez invents a left-footed shot under the top corner to put the guests ahead. In the second half Man from the left serves Mihaila to the center who scores under range and immediately afterwards Johnsen leaps past Corvi, but shoots sensationally high into an empty net. In the final, Pickel’s expulsion restores numerical parity, then Saro saves him from Sohm and Hernani’s attempts. But, at the final whistle, Parma’s great celebration can begin.
Pisa-South Tyrol 2-2
Pisa drew 2-2 with Sudtirol and saw their already remaining play-off hopes vanish. At the end of the match, there was a tour of the pitch for Gaetano Masucci who bid farewell to football after eight seasons with the Nerazzurri with 207 appearances, 36 goals and 26 assists. The Nerazzurri took the lead in the 44th minute with a header Bonfanti from a corner from the left by Matteo Tramoni. For Bonfanti it is the sixth goal in the championship, one with Modena and five with Pisa, the fifth at the Arena Garibaldi. In the second half Sudtirol equalized in the 8th minute with a header Molina on a free kick from Casiraghi from the left. In the 23rd minute the South Tyroleans put the ball in: Odogwu wins a penalty, a foul by Barbieri, and converts it, wrong-footing Nicolas. For Odogwu it is the eighth goal in the championship. Pisa, however, equalized in the 29th minute with a header from the new substitute Moreo which marks his fourth goal of the season.
Sampdoria-Reggiana 1-0
Andrea Pirlo’s Samp celebrates, ends 1-0 against Reggiana and mathematically wins a place in the play-offs thanks to the goal Esposito. At the first attack the Ligurians celebrate with a free kick from the edge of their jewel which goes out at the top corner, impossible for the opposing goalkeeper Bardi to reach. Samp ahead and little Reggiana who struggled to set up and practically never worried Stankovic in the first half. In the second half, Nesta’s team equalized in the 26th minute with Vergara, but the goal was disallowed due to the Emilian player’s offside position. And then in the final header from the new entry Pettinari who goes out just a little. Finally, the tears of Pedrola who in the 41st minute ran towards Bardi’s goal but collapsed to the ground due to a muscle problem. Sampdoria wins.
Ternana-Catanzaro 1-0
The sixth league goal of Filippo Distefano gives Ternana three very important points in terms of salvation. The curling shot of the boy, who grew up in Fiorentina’s youth sector, allowed the rossoverdi to beat Catanzaro at home and, in light of the results from other fields, to come within one point of direct salvation. Vivarini’s team, despite wanting to get closer to the fourth position occupied by Venezia, never seriously put goalkeeper Vitali in difficulty. However, Fulignati made several interventions, denying the rossoverdi a goal on several occasions.
Venezia-Feralpisalò 2-1
Pohjanpalo keeps Venezia in the running for Serie A and sends FeralpiSalò to Serie C. Zaffaroni blocks Venezia for a long time, the Gytkjaer-Pohjanpalo pair tries in vain to unleash themselves, the green and blues, with excellent match conduct, withstand the blow. In the first half in the 39th minute Pizzignacco flies over Gytkjaer, while in the 45th minute Pohjanpalo hits the crossbar. In the second half Gytkjaer for Pohjanpalo and orange-green advantage. Felici is a thorn in my side, Comrade7′ from the end, he equalized the score by taking advantage of a nice cross from the right by Kourfalidis. In full recovery Svoboda for Pohjanpalo and the Penzo can explode.
