It’s the night of judgment, or rather, judgment day for Milan and Genoa. You can play it all in one game from intensity coefficient difficult to achieve: the final also passes through here. And the Devil certainly doesn’t have to be told twice. Four minutes is enough to even the score and bring the score back to a draw: the decisive one triangulation between Pisati and Di Marco, with the latter finishing behind Consoli perfectly. Towards the end of the first half it’s Genoa who make themselves dangerous, but not finding the network. Problem that was remedied at the beginning of the second half Lombardswho gets a penalty kick following an incredible ride: the match is brought back to a draw Mandirola from the disk. And as if that wasn’t enough, the goal that gave Liguria the lead came at the end of the second half, with Savona face to face with Faccioli making no mistakes. It’s a red and blue celebration, Genoa will face Roma (winner in the clash with Inter) in the very last act of the competition: the Scudetto final on Tuesday 25 June (in Ascoli).
DIMASH OPENER
It’s the moment of truth, an entire season will be played, they will be the last 80 minutes of the season for one of the two teams (potentially there could be more if it went to extra time). The Grifone starts ahead of a netwith the Rossoneri forced to chase in order to reach the final against winner between Roma and Inter. Compared to the first leg of the semi-final, very few changes were made to the boards presented from Bertuzzo and Sbravati: for the Devil Mercogliano returns (remained in the pits due to injury) and Bonomi goes to occupy a more advanced position replacing Rusu, for the rossoblù the only change concerns Consuls, who starts from the first minute in place of Lleshi. First management of the Rossoneri, who start very strong, with the intention of make your opponents perceive your intentions immediately. After 4 minutes of play the triangulation between Pisati and Di Marco immediately proved decisive for the purposes of the match: the Rossoneri left back exchanges at the limits with the team’s playmaker and from the edge of the area he finishes behind Costoli. It’s immediately pure emotion, it’s immediately the equalizer’s goal: with this result everything would be decided in extra time. A few minutes pass and the Devil becomes the protagonist again. Martini throws long on the wing for Bonomiwhich in turn changes the game sending Seye into the open field: Costoli comes out well and avoids the worst for the Ligurians. Precisely for this clash the Rossoneri midfielder born in 2010 is forced to come out for one strong blow to the left shoulderwith Bertuzzo making the first substitution in the 20th minute: William enters. In the final minutes of the first half of the game, Genoa’s first opportunity arrived to equalize the score and bring the score back to their side: Cozzolino fires a surface-to-air missile at the near post and Faccioli stretches out avoiding the net. The first 40 minutes come to an end, with the usual double whistle from the referee and with the Rossoneri closing in defense after attacking for most of the half: they try Mandirola and Fazio but Rocca and Zangrillo’s coverage is effective.
LONGOBARDI-MANDIROLA SHOW
L’atmosphere becomes incandescent, the sun warms the Vismara field more and more with its rays, making even the smooth flow of the match difficult due to the heat. For the first ones 35 minutes the Rossoneri attacked most of the time, while in the latter 5 minutes it was Sbravati’s team to scare the Rossoneri. Everything is open, very open, for the final which will be played in the Marche region. The Rossoneri start off strong again, with Pisati always protagonist: the Rossoneri talent turns from one side of the pitch to the other for Guglielmo, who finds a dangerous shot blocked by Costoli. And then Longobardi, with the individual play is a phenomenon to play the game. He starts from behind the midfield line at speed, jumps and escapes Guglielmo’s slide, arrives in the penalty area and is landed by Mercogliano: from diskette transforms Mandirola (author of a great match) bringing the partial back to the Ligurians’ side. There Bertuzzo’s formation seems disoriented, strongly affected from a mental point of view by the Grifone’s draw, which does not struggle and seeks victory. In the midst of the rossoblù offensives, a golden opportunity for Guglielmowho sees his right-footed volley aimed perfectly at goal, only finding his head as an obstacle Saladin which is a huge saver. Still on the subject of saves, it is Faccioli who once again averts the danger with a very powerful counter-ball shot from Brizzolari, with a real miracle. Ten minutes from the end another miracle, with roles reversed this time, demonstrating the strength and importance of the two extreme defenders: Pisati takes a free kick in a workmanlike manner and Costoli removes the ball from the top corner. Genoa pushes hard and even manages to find the opening goal on the counterattack: Savona face to face with Faccioli makes no mistakes and closes all possible discussions. On the other pitch Roma won against Inter (2-0): no Lombard team in the final: it will be Genoa-Rome.
THE SCORESHEET
MILAN-GENOA 1-2
GOALS (1-0, 1-2): 4′ Di Marco (M), 3′ st pen. Mandirola (G), 41′ st Savona (G)
MILAN (4-3-1-2): Faccioli 7, Mercogliano 6 (11′ st Morellini 6), Di Marco 7.5, Rocca 6.5, Zangrillo 6.5, Angelicchio 7, Pisati 7, Seye 6.5 (20′ Guglielmo 6, 21′ st Grilli 6), Avogadro 6 (21′ st Colombo sv), Martini 6.5, Bonomi 6. Available. Bianchi, Baita, Rusu, Piazza, Carminati. Annex Bertuzzo 6.5.
GENOA (4-4-2): Costoli 7, Mandirola 7.5, Savona 7.5, Fazio 6.5, Saladino 6.5, Scaccianoce 6, Longobardi 7 (43′ st Botto sv), Brizzolari 6, Cozzolino 6.5, Consoli 6.5 (21′ st Lleshi 6), Aresini 6. Available. Romeo, Pagano, Callieroti, Aracri, Ndreu, Qosja, Costantino. All. Sbravati 8.
REFEREE: Massari of Turin 6.
ASSISTANTS: Rizzo di Pinerolo and Fumagallo di Novara.
WARNINGS: Angelicchio (M), Consoli (G).
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