All away successes in the first leg of the first round of the national playoff phase, except one. That of Benevento, which in reality could have won Trieste if the match director, Caldera di Como, had asked for the help of the Var in contact Rizzo-Bolsius. The controversies do not subside and the president himself Vigorous, speaking to Raisport, expressed surprise mixed with bitterness at the failure to check the key episode during the last action. «I didn’t understand why the goal was cancelled Pinato. Usually we wait for the VAR, then maybe it is cancelled. Bolsius claims he never even touched it. In Lega Pro an investment was made to include the VAR in the playoffs, every now and then we should remember to go and consult it. It’s clear that it wasn’t the right night to do it.”
Adding insult to injury. Pinato, visibly annoyed by the excellent technical gesture (a great left-foot volley into the corner, would have been the second success of his season after the one in Teramo against Monterosi), exceeded his protests and became the protagonist of a nudge to the referee who he immediately pulled out the red.
An avoidable expulsion, which in fact compromises his presence in the remainder of the playoffs: the sports judge has in fact disqualified for four matches, «because – we read in the reasons – at the end of the match, he approached the referee in a threatening manner, first uttering a disrespectful phrase towards him and then pushing him with medium-high intensity, causing him to lose his balance without however making him fall to Earth; he also uttered a further seriously offensive phrase.” Pinato will miss the second leg of the first round of the national phase, both matches of a possible quarter-final and the first leg of the potential semi-final.
If Benevento were to go out first, they would serve the suspension in the next championship. An enormous damage for himself, for the team and for the club. Poison in the queue aside, the match was enjoyable, played with great intensity by both teams. First half with a halberd brand, which could have even ended with a double advantage for the hosts (who, in addition to Redan’s goal, collected a post with Germano and a crossbar with the former Vallocchia, product of the Giallorossi youth sector) with Benevento at the mercy of their opponents for 20 minutes after the 1-0. The second half was entirely the prerogative of the Giallorossi, who took over from their opponents little by little, working on their phrasing, without getting upset. Ciciretti’s entry and Improta’s day of grace were decisive, as he was one of the few to remain lucid for the entire duration of the match. The blond Roman attacker, although not precise in his assists and conclusions, combined often and well with his teammate, often creating superiority on the right lane, which soon became a real thorn in the side of the Julian rearguard.
After Lanini’s deserved equalizer (his gem deserves a special mention, for its execution, angle of rotation of the ball and surgical precision), Benevento had at least three other clear scoring opportunities to overturn it (with Perlingieri, Improta and Ciciretti), putting opponents on the ropes. Only Matosevic’s skill prevented the Giallorossi from doubling their lead.
The team, having just returned from Trieste, trained in the afternoon at the «Imbriani». Benedetti, Terranova and Pastina are always out. Obviously Auteri won’t have Pinato for the return match and must decide how to replace him. An open-door session is scheduled for this afternoon, at 4.15pm, tomorrow morning training session and departure for the training camp in Venticano. Saturday morning finishing in the city. Finally, the presale for Saturday’s match against the Giulians opened yesterday, with popular prices ranging from 10 euros for the corners to 52 for the central grandstand. For now there is still great availability in all sectors. Box offices closed on the day of the race, open today and tomorrow from 10.30am to 12.30pm and from 3pm to 6pm.
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