ASCOLI – Decisive points in the Serie B championship, with only two days left until the end of the regular season. The third to last round of a tournament that continues to provide great emotions took place on May 1st and which promises to be uncertain until the last minute of the last day. But it’s best to proceed in order, in view of the last two rounds scheduled for Sunday and May 10th, to understand what happened on this day.
The results
Starting with Ascoli’s heavy home defeat. The Bianconeri, at Del Duca, were beaten 1-0 by Cosenza due to Tutino’s goal arrived at the end of the first half. Ciofani and Coda, however, gave Cremonese a 2-1 home success against Pisa (D’Alessandro’s goal for the Tuscans). Spezia beats Palermo 1-0 with the signing of Di Seriowhile everything happens between Sudtirol and Ternana, with the South Tyroleans ultimately winning 4-3 thanks to goals from Casiraghi (a brace), Odogwu and El Kaouakibi (for the Umbrians the signatures of Luperini, a brace, and Pereiro). Catanzaro beats Venezia 3-2 with a brace from Iemmello and a goal from Pontisso (two goals from Idzes for the lagoon players). Home victory for Como, 2-1, against Cittadella: Pittarello’s advantage for the away team and then the local comeback with Verdi and Goldaniga). Parma drew 1-1 in Bari and mathematically flew to Serie A: Bonny took the lead for Emilia and Di Cesare equalised. Draw, 2-2, between Feralpisalò and Brescia: La Mantia and Dubickas for the locals, Papetti and Bisoli for the guests. De Luca’s goal allows Sampdoria to win 1-0 in Lecco, while Reggiana beat Modena 1-0 at home again with Gondo’s goal from a penalty.
At Ascoli, after the home defeat against Cosenza, there is disappointment. The owner Massimo Pulcinelli spoke after the match. These are his words: «I think the two penalties were disallowed correctly, however we were not given a penalty when the opposing goalkeeper came out and crashed into one of our players. However, it would be too convenient to shout at penalties not given, we have to talk about ourselves and not about the referees, today we lose with honor, but we lose. We have to try to score more points to save ourselves directly, mathematics tells us, yesbut that Cosenza will play the match of their lives against Spezia that they did today, I hope there is an approach of correctness and loyalty; we made them rejoice in the locker room, whoever wins celebrates, whoever loses looks inside. We weren’t able to throw it in, that’s all I can criticize, we have to find the way to the goal with more conviction.”
The ranking
This, finally, the Serie B championship standings with two matches left in the championship: Parma 74; Como 71; Venice 67; Cremonese 63; Catanzaro 60; Palermo 52; Sampdoria 49; Brescia 48; Sudtirol, Reggiana 46; Cosenza, Pisa, Cittadella 45; Modena 43; Spice 40; Ascoli, Bari, Ternana 37; Feralpisalò 33; Lecco 26.
