Lr Vicenza – Padova 2-0
LR Vicenza (3-4-1-2): Confente; Cuomo, Golemic, Sandon; Talarico (De Col from 66′), Tronchin, Ronaldo (Rossi from 87′), Costa; Of Death (from 79′ Greco); Pellegrini (from 66′ Delle Monache), Ferrari. Available: Massolo, Gallo, Fantoni, Laezza, Lattanzio, Mogentale, Proia, Busato, Conzato. Coach Stefano Vecchi
Padua (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Capelli, Delli Carri, Faedo, Villa; Fusi (from 56′ Cretella), Crisetig (from 74′ Radrezza), Varas; Liguori (from 74′ Palombi), Bortolussi (from 56′ Zamparo), Valente (from 74′ Belli). Available: Margiaracina, Zanellati, Crescenzi, Dezi, Bianchi, Kirwan, Favale, Tordini. Coach: Massimo Oddo
Markers: 10′ and 50′ Ferrari (LRV)
Referee: Gabriele Scatena from Avezzano; assistants: Andrea Cravotta from Città di Castello, Giorgio Ermanno Minafra from Rome 2. Fourth Official: Antonino Costanza from Agrigento. VAR: Piccinini from Forlì; AVAR: Barons of Florence.
Ammonites: Gallo (LRV), Crisetig (P), Fusi (P)
Spectators: 10,806 of which 1,184 guests, takings of 139,961
Note: light rain, soil in excellent condition; at the beginning of the second half paper bombs from the Curva Nord with the intervention of the police.
The postponement does not affect the Menti Stadium which is almost at its maximum capacity with 11 thousand paying guests including 1200 visiting fans. Vecchi makes three changes compared to the match against Taranto: Sandon plays in place of Laezza, Talarico for De col and Pellegrini for Greco. In Padova, the predictions from the day before were confirmed with the 4-man defense and the offensive trident.
Vicenza gets off to a better start and is already ahead in the 10th minute with two of the best red and white players this season as protagonists: Della Morte who opens for Costa who puts the ball in the center of the area, where he is stationed Ferrari that swells the network!
Vicenza does not slow down and in the 20th minute on the same axis creates another opportunity with Loco who concludes with the ball deflected for a corner
The Biancoscudati seem unnerved by Vicenza’s departure and in the 25th minute Scatena has to intervene with two yellow cards against Gallo and Crisetig.
In the 28th minute the irrepressible Della Morte concludes but Donnarumma is attentive and deflects and the defense closes before Ferrari’s arrival.
Only after the half hour mark is Padova seen with Varas sending the ball out from eleven metres. The half ends again with Vicenza appearing forward with Costa’s cross with Villa saving ahead of Talarico.
And in the 45th minute a goal by Pellegrini was also disallowed for offside
As in the first half, Vicenza’s start was dazzling in the second: Costa gave it to Pellegrini who fed Talarico who fired a shot that was blocked by the crossbar. On the rebounded winning header by Ferrari for 2-0
Oddo sees his team in difficulty and makes the first changes and the new substitute Cretella he stands out with a shot that goes wide and with a free kick saved by Confente. Cretella also sends another free kick to the post but we are now in the final phase of the match dotted with many fouls. It should be noted that the home team finished the match without warnings, unlike the Paduans who collected three.
Vicenza wins 2-0 and will go to Padua on Saturday with the aim of reaching the semi-finals of these play-offs.
