Padova – SPAL 1-3
Goals: 1st Rabbi, 38th Zamparo, 15th Van der Vlugt, 31st Angeletti
Padua: Donnarumma, Delli Carri, Belli, Crisetig, Fusi, Dezi, Villa, Palombi, Faedo, Tordini (29th st Capelli), Zamparo. On the bench: Zanellati, Perrotta, Varas, Valente, Radrezza, Crescenzi, Bianchi, Capelli, Bortolussi, Liguori, Favale, Cretella. Coach: Oddo
Spal: Alfonso (1st Meneghetti), Fiordaliso (37th Nador), Contiliano (1st Defendant), Collodel (13th Van Der Vlugt), Orfei (1st Tripaldelli), Rabbi (1st Angeletti), Zilli (1st st Cecchianto), Arena (1st st Rao), Breit, Maistro (1st st Petrovic), Carbone (1st st Bertini). On the bench/started in the second half: Galeotti, Meneghetti, Bertini, Petrovic, Nador, Tripaldelli, Rao, Angeletti, Van Der Vlugt, Rizzotto, Cecchinato, Defendant, Pegoraro. Coach: Di Carlo
Joint training at the Euganeo stadium behind closed doors, Padova faces SPAL. Guests immediately in front with Rabbi who puts his paw on a low cross from the left and goes past Donnarumma. At the 7th Alfonso coming out anticipates Palombi in the area. In the 11th minute Dezi serves Tordini at the limit, a great shot that flies over the crossbar. At the 17th Palombi’s progression, stopped by Contiliano in a slide. At 20°, thanks to the great heat, the game stopped for the cooling break. In the 23rd minute Tordini serves Palombi on the right who puts it high over the crossbar from a good position. At the 26th free kick from the edge of Maistro, ball on the back; on the ensuing corner, a sweeping header from Delli Carri. At the 28th low and tense cross from Tordini to cut across the entire penalty area, Zamparo and Fusi fail to connect, the ball goes to the back. On the 33rd shot by Maistro from the edge, a deflection by Delli Carri to put the ball in the corner: header by Zilli well saved by Donnarumma in a high catch. In the 35th minute Alfonso closes the shot to Zamparo, well launched by Dezi. 36° Corner by Dezi, conclusion from outside by Delli Carri high over the crossbar. In the 37th minute Fiordaliso remains injured, requiring the intervention of the medical staff: Nador enters. At Dezi’s 38th corner, Zamparo stands out to beat Alfonso with a header under the crossbar. In the 41st minute, first Dezi, then Zamparo, came close to doubling their lead, with Contiliano stopping the last decisive pass from number 94 into the area. First half of 40° which ends with the result 1-1.
In the second half Spal changes all its men with the exception of Nador who has just entered, Collodel and Breit. At the 3rd Cecchinato tries to centralize from the right and shoots diagonally, the ball on the bottom. In the 10th minute Tordini steals the ball from Nador and shoots towards goal from outside, blocking Meneghetti. In the 15th minute, following a corner, the ball bounces off the line and he puts Van Der Vlugt into the fray. In the 24th free kick by Dezi, the ball just flies over the crossbar. In the 27th minute Meneghetti stops a poisonous cross from Palombi from the right with a high grip. In the 28th minute Meneghetti overwhelms Zamparo in the area, but the linesman stops the action due to an offside position. In the 31st minute Angeletti beats Donnarumma from the edge served by Petrovic. In the 34th minute Meneghetti again “walls” Zamparo in the area following a suggestion from Dezi. Second half of 35° which ends with a result of 1-3.
