It was April 30, 2022, at the “Romeo Menti” stadium in Vicenza everything was ready for Lecce’s promotion party, but something didn’t go right and Marco Baroni’s boys failed to bring home the three points that would have allowed the Giallorossi to celebrate their promotion to Serie A one round early, which then came in the following round at the Via del Mare stadium. The great protagonist of that match was the Italian-Ukrainian goalkeeper Nikita Contini for Vicenza. That after being stunned by a firecracker he collapsed to the ground and subsequently, after several minutes of waiting, left the pitch.
The one in Veneto was Contini’s last experience as a protagonist, for the rest over the last two years, he has only seen the pitch from the privileged position of the bench, in the role of second goalkeeper, first for Sampdoria and then for Naples. This season for him he spent just 16 minutes as a protagonist with the Neapolitan shirt during the match against Monza, when Meret suffered a physical problem that did not allow him to continue the match. Who knows if the Italian coach will choose to grant a pass. in the last act of this championship in Contini against Lecce.
