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The 51st Torneo delle Contrade del Palio has begun and the great protagonist is already the large audience, who stormed the Buon Riposo stadium in Pozzi.
Leon d’Oro-Cervia 0-0. Hard-fought match, in which the reigning champions found themselves in the presence of a grim Cervia. In the first half there were a couple of scrums, while the right opportunity fell to Landi of the Leon d’Oro who wasted it by having his shot blocked on the goal line. “I think the draw is fair – comments Giacomo Vannoni of the Leon d’Oro –. Ours is an iron group”. “We suffered and perhaps we were even a little lucky, but it couldn’t have been otherwise with the absences of the attackers Maggi and Tedeschi. The boys gave everything” explains Claudio Guidi of Cervia.
Ranocchio-Ponte 2-2. Ranocchio ahead 2-0, with Rossi’s penalty in the first half and a beautiful curling shot from the same attacker in the second half, but Ponte never subdued and capable of coming back. He shortens Buafha and impacts Salini. “It’s a shame to have wasted the double advantage, but a draw is fair” recognizes Andrea Pellegrini of Ranocchio. “We had a great recovery, even coming close to winning” commented Enrico Galleni del Ponte.
Quercia-Pozzo 2-1. Elia Galligani deceives Pozzo who takes the lead, but then succumbs in the long run against the reigning vice-champions. After the 0-0 in the first half, Galligani broke the deadlock with a free kick. Then the same attacker comes close to making it 2-0, but stifles the shot. That’s when La Quercia comes out and collides with Beraglia and extends with Meucci, following a corner action. “Tough match against a motivated and well placed opponent – argues Federico Benedetti della Quercia –. After the 0-1 we reviewed the structure and the results arrived. Success dedicated to Andrea Meucci who was making his debut as a coach”. “Losing like this hurts – comments Avio Landi del Pozzo –, but I saw the right spirit in the boys. We’ll play it with everyone.”
Sergio Iacopetti
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