The two previous seasonal matches against Vibonese did not smile on the Amaranths.
In the two matches against coach Antonio Buscè’s rossoblù, only one point came for Barillà and his associates, the result of the 0-0 draw at the Granillo last 12th December.
However, the return match at the Luigi Razza on March 24 ended 1-0 in favor of the home team, with a decisive goal by Favetta in the 36th minute.
Amaranto, therefore, never scored against Vibonese, a taboo that they aim to dispel on Sunday at the Luigi Razza for the first round of the play-offs.
Below are the scores of the two matches between Amaranth and Rossoblù:
FIRST MATCH 12 DECEMBER 2023
REGGIO CALABRIA-VIBONESE 0-0
REGGIO CALABRIA (3-5-2): Velcea; Parodi (76′ Bontempi), Girasole, Engineers; Dervishi (34′ Provazza), Zucco, Mungo (69′ Salandria), Barillà (80′ Ricci), Martiner; Rosseti (86′ Marras), Bolzicco. Available: Martinez, Altamura, Perri, Kremenovic Coach Bruno Trocini
VIBONESE (4-3-3): Del Bello; Malara (93′ Divittorio), Baldan, Onraita, Ciotti (69′ Castillo); Iuliano, Starapoli (45′ Carbone), Anselmo; Gaeta (45’Esposito), Tandara (56′ Furina), Convitto. Available: Borrelli, La Gamba, Larosa, Ordonez, Coach Antonio Buscè
Referee: Michele Pasculli from Como. Assistants: Fabrizio Cozza from Paola and Giovanni Gigliotti from Cosenza
Warned: Staropoli, Rosseti, Mungo, Malara Recovery: 2’pt, 5′ st Note: Attendance 4,359 of which 175 guests
RETURN RACE 24 MARCH 2024
VIBONESE – REGGIO CALABRIA 1-0
Markers: 36′ Favetta
VIBONESE (4-3-3): Del Bello; Ciotti, Baldan, Onraita, Malara; Mal (74′ Staropoli), Borgia (64′ Anzelmo), Esposito; Castillo, Favetta (74′ Terranova), Furina (85′ Casalounge). Available: Polidori, Iuliano, Tandara, Puca, Gaeta. All. Buscè
REGGIO CALABRIA (4-3-3): Velcea; Martiner, Adejo, Kremenovic (74′ Girasole), Porcino (46′ Cham); Mungo, Simonetta (46′ Barillà, Salandria (62′ Perri); Provazza, Bolzicco, Renelus (83′ Marras). Available: Martinez, Ingegneri, Belpanno, Parodi. All. Trocini
Referee: Ferdinando Emanuel Toro (Catania). Assistants: Alberto Fiore (Messina), Elvira Rizzo (Enna)
Note: 65′ penalty missed by Favetta Warned: Borgia, Martiner, Favetta, Baldan Recovery: 0’pt, 6’st Spectators: 1,500 of which 360 guests
