Vicenza – Taranto 0-0
Vicenza (4-2-3-1): Confente; Cuomo, Golemic, Laezza; De Col, Cavion (Tronchin from 58′), Ronaldo, Greco (Pellegrini from 76′), Costa; Della Morte (Talarico from 87′), Ferrari (Delle Monache from 87′). Available: Gallo, Massolo, Rossi, Delle Monache, Pellegrini, Busato, Mogentale, Lattanzio, Talarico, Sandon, Fantoni, Conzato. Coach Stefano Vecchi.
Taranto (3-4-3): Vannucchi; Luciani, Miceli, Riggio; Mastromonaco (Valietti from 76′), Calvano (Matera from 46′), Zonta, Ferrara; Orlando (Fabbro from 65′) De Marchi (Simeri from 46′), Bifulco (Kanoute from 46′), Available: Loliva, Ladinetti, Enrici, Panico, Papaserio, Fiorani, Travaglini, Capone, Fabbro. Coach Ezio Capuano.
Referee: Alberto Ruben Areda from Torre del Greco; assistants: Vincenzo Pedone from Reggio Calabria, Giorgio Ravera from Lodi. Fourth Officer: Domenico Mirabella from Naples. VAR: Maggioni from Lecco. Avar: Paganessi of Bergamo.
Corners 6-5 Booked: Kanoute, Matera and Simeri (T)
Compared to the previews and the match against Taranto, Vecchi makes only one change with the confirmation of Greco and the use of Cavion in place of Tronchin who starts from the bench like Pellegrini and Talarico. Mister Capuano deploys Riggio in defense, Mastromonaco outside on the right (with Valietti on the bench), De Marchi and Bifulco as forwards with Orlando as attacking midfielder. Game suspended after 2 minutes due to smoke bombs being thrown onto the pitch by both fans. It starts again in the 9th minute with 7 minutes to recover. In the first minutes many contrasts and many inaccuracies in the passes. At 16′ Della Morte breaks free and shoots wide. Calvano’s close marking on Ronaldo is often fouled but the referee has so far only intervened with free kicks. At 23′ nice action by Della Morte who crosses from the back and Ferrari he volleys well but the ball goes just wide. In the 37th minute, Confente made his first intervention, saving high after a cross into the area. So far a 0-0 match with few flashes and a lot of play in the midfield. The referee grants 8 minutes of added time.
If we really have to find some flaw in Vicenza’s approach, it seems to us that the attitude is far too submissive. And in the 47th minute a great opportunity for Taranto with an action that frees De Marchi on the edge of the area but Confente finishes well. In the 48th minute Vicenza responds with Ferrari who again goes crazy with a cross from an irrepressible Della Morte. Vicenza closes in on the front with two consecutive corners and a shot by De Col rebounded by the defence.
Before the start of the second half a new volley of firecrackers and smoke bombs hits a stadium steward. Finally the referee can start the second part of the match. Capuano makes three changes bringing in Kanoute, Simeri and Matera. In the 54th minute, an overhead kick Simeri with Confente following the ball without touching it. New game interruption due to a new smoke bomb. Taranto attacking and Vicenza being too closed in defence. a ball whistles wide of Confente’s goal. Booked in the 60th minute Kanoute for an orange card foul on Greco.
In the 65th minute a shot from Of death contained by Matera with red and white protests asking for a handball. In the 69th minute Ferrari tries with a shot from far away high over the crossbar. A fortuitous clash between Ronaldo and Matera causes the player from Taranto to injure the back of his neck. But the VAR control makes it clear that it was a player clash. Matera returns with a noticeable bandage. Meanwhile, Pellegrini enters for Greco
In the 81st minute from a corner Golemic it comes off too high and the ball bounces on the ground and goes out. Taranto, which made all the changes available, seems to have exhausted its offensive verve. Vicenza contains well, demonstrating that the defense is truly a homogeneous and expert department that makes very few mistakes. We are 5 minutes from the end and we are moving towards a conclusion that seemed obvious from the start with Vicenza interested in bringing home the result. With the last two substitutions the desire to contain is even more evident given that Ferrari and Della Morte come out for Talarico and Delle Monache with Pellegrini as first striker
6 minutes of injury time allowed with Vicenza in attack. Talarico runs away on the counterattack with three players against just one defender but instead of passing to the free Delle Monache he tries to go alone and loses the ball. However, we are at the end of injury time and Vicenza goes through.
For Vicenza it is the eighteenth consecutive useful result. Taranto closes these play-offs with 4 games without scoring a single goal.
Results
Catania- Atalanta U23 0-1 Diao (first leg 1-0) passes Catania as top seed.
Casertana- Juventus Next Gen 1-3 Sekulov, Cerri, Guerra (J) Paglino (C) (first leg 1-0)
Carrarese – Perugia 1-2 Lisi (P) Panico (C) Sylla (first leg 2-0)
Benevento – Triestina 2-1 Malomo (T) Ciciretti and Pilingeri (B) (first leg 1-1)
Vicenza – Taranto 0-0 (first leg 1-0)
They go forward Catania, Juventus, Carrarese and Benevento. So far, of the 24 initial teams, the following have been eliminated: Pro Vercelli, Trento, Legnago, Lumezzane, Giana Erminio, Atalanta and Triestina (7, group A) Pontedera, Gubbio, Arezzo, Rimini, Pescara, Perugia (6, group B) Latina, Giugliano , Crotone, Picerno, A. Cerignola, Casertana, Taranto (7, group C).
Tomorrow there will be the draw with Vicenza, Catania, Juventus, Carrarese and Benevento and with the entry of Padova, Avellino and Torres; the first leg will be played on Tuesday 21st
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