“Hot eve and Penzo sold out. Fans’ party with prize in Pohjanpalo”, headlines The New Venice.
Tomorrow is the big day of Venice-Palermo because the playoff semi-final second leg will be played at Penzo, remembering that in the first leg Vanoli’s team won 1-0 against Barbera thanks to Nicholas Pierini’s super goal. It will be played in a unique setting and atmosphere with the stadium expected to be sold out.
THREE USEFUL RESULTS. It is a different match from the others not only because of the value at stake, but because it is played within 180 minutes considering that the first 90 have already been played. The team entrusted to Michele Mignani, who took over at the beginning of April The sacked Eugenio Corini is forced to win in Sant’Elena with a two-goal difference to gain a pass for the final. Venezia, on the other hand, has three useful results to access the final. There will be, under no circumstances, extra time and the Orange-Greens can also lose with a one-goal margin and all other results, a draw or a win, effectively promote the Lions.
ENJOYMENT Palermo will therefore try to do a great undertaking. In front of a Venezia team which, however, at Barbera again demonstrated all its defensive solidity which it had lost in some matches: Brunori and his teammates will try to the end. Vanoli and his colleagues are aware of this aspect: it won’t be a walk in the park. A match plan is difficult to interpret, at least initially, but the Rosanero certainly have a package of top-quality offensive players. In addition to captain Brunori, there are Soleri, Insigne, Di Francesco but also Mancuso who offer various solutions to coach Mignani.
A PACKED PENZO Tomorrow evening there will be a PENZO packed with people. Playoff fever has risen dramatically and pre-sales have reached stratospheric numbers, as of last night, there were 9,000-odd coupons issued. As far as the box office is concerned, we expect a sold out or almost sold out stadium again. The advice from the Caì Venezia club regarding early arrival at the stadium is therefore always valid to avoid the formation of excessively long queues. Meanwhile, the Curva Sud and the distinct sector are sold out.
THE AWARD FOR POHJA Meanwhile, yet another award arrives for Joel Pohjanpalo, author of an amazing B regular season to say the least, crowned with the title of top scorer with 22 goals. One of the historic orange-green clubs, the “Club Alta Marea” donated to the Finnish footballer a glass statuette of approximately 30 cm, entirely handmade, depicting Pohjanpalo in the key moment of this season, i.e. with the ball under one arm and a glass of beer in the other . A tribute that Joel appreciated very much.
