Double of the bomber and seal of Vazquez, he seemed to be done in 2 ‘Pio Esposito and Vignali reopen it. But that’s not enough
It is an incredible peak playoff final. After the 0-0 of the first leg at the Zini, the Cremonese dominates the return challenge and at 79 ‘is ahead 3-0: Dupepietta by De Luca and Vazquez’s goal. Then comes the reaction of D’Angelo’s team: the usual Pio Esposito shortens, Vignali does 3-2. It is not enough for the Ligurians to win the promotion. The formation of Stroppa wins that returns to Serie A after two years reaching Sassuolo and Pisa. In the past season, Vazquez and his companions had stopped one step away from the dream losing in the final against Venice. This time the tears are of joy.
Cremonese advantage
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The peak is sold out for the most important game of the season. D’Angelo and Stroppa return to face themselves in the final playoff after three years, when they were respectively on the benches of Pisa and Monza. The hosts start better, but the first opportunity is of the Grigiorossi with Azzi’s shot from the edge: Gori closes. The Cremonese raises the pressure, guests need to unlock the result and win to hope for promoting. At 25 ‘they find the 1-0 network with De Luca: the attacker receives in the running on the perfect launch of Vazquez, he fights with Hristov and makes the goalkeeper of La Spezia. They are nine league goals for the former Sampdoria. Shortly thereafter, De Luca also touches the doubling by hitting the crossbar in full. At 39 ‘Aurelio engaged Fulignati for the first time.
Grigiorossi in a
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Many duels at the beginning of the second half. The teams are not very precise in the last meters. The formation of D’Angelo struggles to find the spaces with Pio Esposito and Serio. The 2001 class hits the head in the 55th minute, nothing done. At 63 ‘the Cremonese surprises the opponents on a corner kick: a place jumps higher than everyone, a shot of Vazquez and goals. The Grigiorossi rejoices under the guest sector occupied by over 2000 fans. Stroppa team is ahead 2-0. At 78 ‘Bomber De Luca seems to close the race on 3-0: Azzi runs very fast on the left, the goalkeeper of Spezia intervenes and the ’98 class is the fastest to touch on the goal. Thus rises to 10 seasonal networks. But the hosts shorten in 83 ‘with the usual Pio Esposito, on the assist of his brother Salvatore. He makes 19 goals and becomes the best scorer of the championship. A minute later Vignali also marks 3-2 and the Cremonese risks big: with the draw the promotion would vanish. It is assault of D’Angelo’s men in the last few minutes. Vignali, however, remedies the red and leaves his ten, then Nasti is also expelled. The Grigiorossi manage to defend the advantage and conquer the Serie A.
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