All that was missing was the Venetian derby between Vicenza and Padua to complete the picture of the first leg matches of the second national round of the Serie C playoffsor if you prefer the quarter-finals of the play-offs for promotion to B: match postponed for 24 hours due to the storms that have hit the region in recent days. The recovery rewarded the home teamwho, driven by Ferrari, won by two goals to zero, putting a serious threat on their passage to the semi-finals.
Vicenza-Padova, the cheering spectacle at Menti
Almost eleven thousand spectators (10,806, to be precise) at Menti for the heartfelt challenge, of which over 1,100 came from nearby Padua. Vecchi’s Vicenza on the pitch with a three-man defence and with the attacking duo of Pellegrini and Ferrari, with Della Morte as an attacking midfielder. Oddo’s Padova, however, lines up with 4-3-3: the attacking trident is made up of Liguori, Bortolussi and Valente. Ten minutes pass and the result breaks the deadlock: Vicenza takes the lead, sparking delirium among its fans.
Serie C playoffs, Ferrari decisive with two goals
It’s Della Morte who triggers the action with an opening at the other end of the pitch for Costa, perfect cross to the center for Ferrari who gives opposing goalkeeper Donnarumma no chance, brother of the goalkeeper of the Italian national team. Padova’s reaction is not incisive, in fact it is the hosts who make themselves dangerous again. AND at the start of the second half the second goal arrives, in the 5th minute: Costa again feeds Pellegrini, cross for Talarico who hits the crossbar, on the rebound the quickest is Ferrari who scores. The result no longer changes and now Vicenza “sees” the semi-final.
The picture of the playoff quarterfinals: the return leg on Saturday
Qualification will be decided at return, scheduled for Saturday 25 May at Padova. In that circumstance, a victory with a two-goal difference, with any result, will be enough for the Biancoscudati to advance. There will be no extra time or penalties. Vicenza, however, will be able to defend their two-goal lead: in the semi-final the winner will find one between Catania and Avellino (1-0 for the Etna in the first leg at Massimino). The other two challenges pit Juventus Next Gen and Carrarese against each other (1-1 in Alessandria in the first leg) e Benevento-Torres (1-0 for the Samnites in the first match at Vigorito).
