For the second consecutive year the dream fades in the final Euro Winners Cup for Lenergy Pisa BS, defeated 5-3 by the PortugueseSC Braga. The Nerazzurri take the lead with the usual Edson Hulk, scorer of 14 goals in 6 matches in the competition. The locals overturned the score already in the first period with goals from Bokinha and Bê Martins. Hulk equalized at the start of the second half, but the sliding door was Léo Martins’ goal 2 seconds before the end of the period. Felipe Silva extends for Braga, Barsotti responds for Lenergy Pisa but the games are effectively closed by the great shot of goalkeeper Pedro Mano, who beats Casapieri from distance with the complicity of the post.
«Head held high, we are strong» are the words that resonate between glances and handshakes in the Nerazzurri team, orphaned for the occasion of the technical leader Datinha, the coach Marrucci and the athletic trainer Giacovelli. All three were in fact disqualified, due to expulsions suffered in the furious semi-final full of controversy against ACD O Sótão, a real watershed in Lenergy Pisa’s journey in Portugal.
Despite the bitterness, that of Nazaré is an important second place for the association of president Alessandro Donati, with the merit of having once again raised the name of Pisa really high. From the Euro Winners Cup 2024 there will remain not only a silver and good memories but vivid demonstrations of strength and courage by the team captained by Stefano Marinai. Lenergy Pisa was able to exceed expectations and play to the end the highest continental beach soccer competition for the second consecutive year. The silver on the chest shines in the evocative sunset of Nazaré, which turns its gaze towards the horizon of upcoming sporting commitments. The Estádio do Viveiro did not host the final hoped for by the Nerazzurri of the sand, but the city of Pisa can already be proud of them.
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