Milan, 19 May 2024 – After a beautiful regular season, it’s time for the playoffs in Series Bto understand who will keep Parma and Como company in the next Serie A season. With Venezia and Cremonese already in the semi-finals, by virtue of their position in the final standings, on Friday and Saturday evening the Palermo and the Catanzaro they won the last two available places. The Sicilians easily closed the Sampdoria affair with a clear 2-0, while at Ceravolo a goal from Alfredo Donnarumma at the last available second was decisive. Let’s look back at the two matches.
Diakité drives Barbera crazy, Sampdoria out
Pirlo’s Sampdoria looks for the feat in front of a Palermo team that is driven by thirty thousand people who filled the Barbera. The Rosanero started well and ate away the lead after a handful of minutes with Insigne then Soleri head finds the incredible reflection of Stankovic. However, Sampdoria finds no openings and creates nothing, while the hosts are always dangerous and, in the end, find the advantage with Salim Diakité served by Brunori he doesn’t make a mistake with his right foot. Time to get back on the field Diakité does double and puts the game on ice: deflection from two steps on a cross from the left by Lund. From here on, the hosts manage the pace and take home the semi-final.
Donnarumma forces extra time and then Catanzaro wins, Brescia at home
Incredible match at Ceravolo, with the two teams starting at a slow pace and studying each other in the first minutes. After eight minutes comes a flash from the Rondinelle: Bisoli crosses for Moncini, who sets up a right-footed shot with his head Galazzi. Catanzaro had to react and showed up midway through the first half with Vandeputte and Iemmello, but Lezzerini was present. At 26′ Biasci puts it in, Iemmello he checks and turns and makes it 1-1. In the second half Brescia started strongly and after six laps of the clock they took the lead again: Bianchi’s cross, Brighenti hurt, arrives Moncini which marks the new advantage from Brescia. Catanzaro isn’t up for it and comes close to equalizing with Iemmello, but he discovers himself and Moncini wastes a trio on the counterattack. Opportunities on both sides, because if on the one hand the home team pressed high, on the other they exposed themselves to very dangerous counterattacks such as those of Besaggio, Olzer and Galazzi. At 96′on the last ball of the match, corner kick for Catanzaro, ball put in, scrum, head of the great ex Alfredo Donnarumma and goals from 2-2. In extra time Brescia is forced to reveal itself and here it is Brignola at 105′ scores on the fly from Iemmello’s cross. Brescia also suffers 4-2 to the last with Iemmello.
