External blows in the Serie D playoffs, in group B Varesina wins at the Garilli in Piacenza and flies to the final. The final result was 3-4, with Orellana Cruz’s goal in extra time being decisive after the Phoenicians managed to come back in the final stages of regulation. Spilli’s boys will face Desenzano, victorious in Palazzolo, while Città di Varese falls at home against Vado. Valagussa decides, the Ligurians will now go to Chisola.
Lombardy’s scoresheets
PIACENZA – VARESINA 3-4
MARKERS: pt: 3′ Vitale (V), 30′ D’Agostino (P); st: 20′ Manicone (V), 39′ Polenghi (V), 42′ Marquez (P), 45′ Iob (P); pts: 14′ Orellana Cruz (W)
PLEASURE: Maianti, Del Dotto (76′ Kernezo), Artioli, Recino (57′ Marquez), Corradi, Gerbaudo (67′ Zini), Ndoye (67′ Russo), Silva, D’Agostino, Bassanini, Napoletano (57′ Iob) . Available: Galletti, Somma, Berton, Baudouin. Trainer: Stefano Rossini.
VARESINA: Basti, Ciuffo (92′ Isufi), Coghetto, Pertosa, Amoabeng, Gatti (73′ Polenghi), Grieco, Vitale (53′ Sali), Orellana Cruz, Gasparri (105′ Perin), Manicone (87′ Oboe). Available: Santulli, Angelini, Bigoni, Carrino. Trainer: Marco Spilli.
REFEREE: Carlo Esposito from Naples (Serra/Scorrano)
EXPELLED: Marquez (P) for a double yellow card in the 100th minute
WARNED: Napoletano (P), Corradi (P), D’Agostino (P), Manicone (V), Sali (V), Isufi (V), Orellana Cruz (V).
PRO PALAZZOLO-DESENZANO 1-3
MARKERS pt 10′ Pirola, 25′ Bakayoko, 44′ Arras; st 23′ Guarneri
PRO PALAZZOLO (3-5-2) Eat little; Oliveri, Bane, Montesano (29′ st Ravasi); Gualandris (8′ st Orlandi), Boschetti (14′ st Tremolada), Ciccone (36′ st Pedone), Cuel, Muhic (49′ st D’Iglio); Arras, De Angelis. Available Venturelli, Moraschi, Agostini, Di Masi. All. Didu
DESENZANO (3-4-3) Tommasi; Alborghetti, Pirola, Bakayoko; Guarneri (26′ st Mor), Ferrari (48′ st Semprini), Pinardi, Armati; Spaviero (31′ st Aperi), Paloschi (23′ st Floriano), Tomaselli (26′ st Lorini). Available Zorzi, Ranelli, Forlani, Bianchetti. All. Contini
Referee Gianni from Reggio Emilia
EXPELLED Cuel (P) for a second yellow card.
CITY OF VARESE – I GO 0-1
MARKER: pt: 19′ Valagussa
CITY OF VARESE: Ferrari; Vitofrancesco, Cottarelli, Molinari, Benacquista; Palazzolo (11′ st Mandelli), Zazzi (34′ st Musumeci), Perissinotto (19′ st Liberati); Stampi (27′ st Ortelli), Di Maira, Banfi. Available: Cassano, Furlan, Bernacchi, Liberati, Baldaro, Mal winter. Trainer: Crush
I GO: Fresia, Peretti, Mikhaylovskiy, Codotta; Ferrieri (52′ st Manes), Valagussa, Dodaro (35′ st Cenci), Capra (46′ st Pera), Spanu (25′ st Opoku); Lo Bosco (30′ st Merkaj), Donaggio. Available: Grenna, Mele, Fatnassi, Corsa. Trainer: Cottafava
REFEREE: Gianluca Guitaldi from Rimini
NOTES – Sunny, pitch in fair condition. Warned: Capra (V), Ferrieri (V), Zazzi (CdV), Codotta (V), Vitofrancesco (CdV), Di Maira (CdV). Expelled: at 48′ st Mandelli (CdV).
WARNINGS: Orlandi, Pirola, Lorini. Corners 3-5. Added time 1′, 6′.