Intense and generous Palermo that shatters the solidity and experience of a cynical and sly Venice. The squad now needs a feat at Penzo to still dream of the playoff final
The road to the final becomes steep and extremely uphill. An intense, applied and generous Palermo clashes with the solidity, experience and depth of a Venezia who are cynical enough to manage the Rosanero gusts and hit Mignani’s team at the right time. Pierini’s left-footed shot at the start of the second half chilled the Sicilian team’s ardour, significantly slowing down the lagoon players’ path towards the last act of the Serie B playoffs. Today’s edition of the Giornale di Sicilia underlined how Palermo played a good match, but not enough to overcome a team that confirmed itself as among the most rock-solid and strongest in the cadet tournament. A balanced and very tactical match, played on a razor’s edge, which the rosanero interpreted in a different way compared to the aggressive and Garibaldian one seen against Sampdoria. The squad was less aggressive and at a more cadenced pace, a physiological circumstance due to the energy expended just two days earlier against the Blucerchiati, Palermo who did not have the strength in their legs to play an offensive and aggressive match like against Pirlo’s team. Venezia is a different opponent, much more physical and square, equipped with a first-rate technical figure and level of experience as demonstrated by the final ranking of the regular season. The article by Carlo Brandaleone highlights how nothing is lost but, objectively, reaching the final for Brunori and his teammates now becomes a problematic undertaking to say the least. The squad should have prevailed at Penzo with a two-goal margin and are eating their hands for the chances wasted yesterday with Lucioni and Ranocchia at the start of the second half. After Pierini’s left-footed shot, the match slipped away in the name of nervousness and frustration for the hosts, Venezia, increasingly convinced of its means and authoritative, brought home the success without worries, with a good dose of experience and malice in the management of the frantic final minutes.
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