A heartfelt victory for Rugby Viadana 1970 who, after a first half which ended at a disadvantage, closed the match with two tries from Sauze and Ciardullo, earning a historic championship final.
A subdued start for Rugby Viadana 1970 who was probably overwhelmed by anxiety due to the importance of the match. A first half that ended 6-13 behind and a second half full of heart and desire to take the victory and the final. It is precisely Viadana who opens the scoring of the second half with a try by Sauze who pushes on his legs and scores an arrogance try, the conversion hits the crossbar but Viadana longs for victory, a little too much frenzy concedes a free kick which Ledesma converts in the 64th minute but it is the yellow and blacks who come back, hammering.
In the 22 meters of Reggio the shots of Pavan’s boys become stronger, percussion after percussion, pushed by a very hot audience Locatelli finds an opening, unloads on Ciardullo who flies towards the goal, the transformation of Roger-Farias this time is precise and closes the games. Viadana wins against Valorugby 18 to 16 and earns a historic final that had been missing for 14 years. The opponent will be Petrarca Padova, who beat Rovigo. It will be played in Parma on Sunday 2 June. Don’t miss it! Let’s make history!
Viadana, Stadium “L. Zaffanella”
Serie A Elite, third day PlayOff
Rugby Viadana 1970 v Valorugby Emilia (6-13) 18-16
Markers: pt 7′ m. Sbrocco tr. Ledesma (0-7), 16′ vs Ledesma (0-10), 18′ vs Roger Farias (3-10), 21′ vs Ledesma (3-13), 25′ vs Roger Farias (6-13); st 58′ m. Sauze (11-13), 64′ cp Ledesma (11-16), 67′ m. Ciardullo tr. Roger Farias (18-16).
Rugby Viadana 1970: Sauze (59′ Ciardullo), Bronzini, Morosini, Jannelli (C), Ciofani, Roger, Baronio, Ruiz, Wagenpfeil (49′ Boschetti), Locatelli, Lavorenti (56′ Catalano), Schinchirimini, Mignucci (59′ Oubina), Luccardi (54′ Denti), Mistretta (49′ Fiorentini).
Coach Gilberto Pavan
Valorugby Emilia: Farolini, Lazzarin (20′ Mastandrea), Resino, Bertaccini (70′ Tavuiara), Colombo, Ledesma, Renton (C) (65′ Schiabel), Amenta (48′ Cenedese), Sbrocco, Paolucci, Du Preez (65′ Gerosa ), Dell’Acqua, Favre (59′ Mattioli), Silva (44′ Mariniello), Diaz (59′ Rimpelli). All. Marcello Violi, David Fonzi
Arb. Clara Munarini (Parma) AA1 Federico Vedovelli (Sondrio), AA2 Riccardo Angelucci (Livorno)
Fourth Man: Alberto Favaro (Venice), Federico Boraso (Rovigo)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Milan)
Soccer players: Maximo Ledesma (Valorugby Emilia) 4/4, Martin Roger Farias (Rugby Viadana 1970) 3/4
Note: warm and sunny day, around 27°, pitch in perfect condition. Approximately 4000 spectators.
Points won in the standings: Rugby Viadana 1970 4 – Valorugby Emilia 1
Man of the Match: Tommaso Jannelli (Rugby Viadana 1970)
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