Pecchia’s team saved themselves in injury time against Modena: Seculin also saved a penalty. Fabregas’ first match against Feralpisalò was good. Cittadella continues to win, tied between Ascoli and Reggiana and between Pisa and Brescia
Parma saves themselves in injury time, Venezia flies and catches the yellow-blues at the top. Pecchia’s team drew against Modena: Seculin also saved a penalty, but in the 93rd minute Partipilo made it 1-1. Vanoli’s men beat Bari 3-0, achieving their fourth success in a row and rising to 30 points. Fabregas’ Como, making his debut on the bench, does not give up: against Feralpisalò it is 2-1, Gabrielloni decisive in injury time. Cittadella and Cremonese also win, against Sudtirol and Lecco. It ends in a draw between Ascoli and Reggiana and between Pisa and Brescia. The two matches on Sunday close the 14th round: the Calabrian derby Catanzaro-Cosenza and Ternana-Palermo.
Bari-Venice 0-3
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We start off strong straight away at San Nicola. Johnsen moves well in attack and in the first minutes takes the measure with a right-footed shot from outside. In the 8th minute the guests took a risk with Tessmann hitting the crossbar of his goal after a sweep. Then Bertinato has to save on Koutsoupias. But in the 30th minute the match broke the deadlock with Pierini’s fifth goal of the season: Johnsen again dribbled everyone on the left, served Zampano, the captain sent in a cross for the attacker who made no mistakes with his left foot. In the second half Venezia were still dangerous with Candela, just out. Bari suffers and in the 90th minute Tessmann doubles the lead: Brenno closes on Gytkjaer, the ball reaches the US midfielder who places it. There is also time for the final 0-3 scored by Dembele. First home defeat of the season for Bari, Venezia never stops and takes the top of the table together with Parma.
Parma-Modena 1-1
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At the Tardini the match was blocked in the first half. The two teams study each other, are unable to get beyond mid-field and are not very precise in the final metres. Parma’s first real chance only came in the 48th minute with Charpentier, who came on in the second half in place of Bonny, saved by Seculin. It’s a completely different game in the second half. In the 59th minute, Modena made a surprise pass through Duca: Falcinelli’s heel found the midfielder born in ’97 on the offside line and scored. Immediately afterwards, Seculin flies and denies both Man and Charpentier the equalizer. In the final Parma is under siege: Camara hits the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Zaro saves on the goal line, but Del Prato is hit in the face by Seculin: the referee called to VAR awards the penalty. Man goes from the spot, saved by an amazing Seculin. In the 93rd minute, Partipilo still found the final 1-1 after a melee in the area. Stop for Pecchia’s men who let themselves be tied to first place by Venezia. Modena wins again.
como-feralpisalò 2-1
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Three minutes were enough for Fabregas’ team, making their professional debut on the bench, to take the lead: Da Cunha took care of it with a header, a perfect cross from Cutrone. It is the first goal of the season for the French attacker. Then little else happens, the hosts manage the game. Before the break, Cutrone missed the second goal from Curto’s cross. Feralpisalò takes advantage of an indecision from the opposing defense in the 52nd minute: Compagnon surprises everyone with a header, Letizia does well to send in the cross. Fabregas’ men try to raise their heads and in the 81st minute Cutrone scores the second. However, the referee was called to the VAR and canceled everything due to a foul in the area. The fight breaks out and the referee expels Letizia and a player from the Como bench. Gabrielloni scores in full recovery, this time everything is fine. Good first match for Fabregas, his score rises to 24 points: -6 from the top. Feralpisalò remains last at 7.
cittadella-sudtirol 2-1
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Gorini’s team immediately creates problems for the opposing defense, Pandolfi is the best of his team. Merkaj leads the offensive phase of Bisoli’s men, in the 12th minute he has a good opportunity. However, it was the hosts who found the 1-0 goal, precisely with Pandolfi: well looked for by Cassano. It is the second goal of the season for the striker born in 1998. Cittadella came very close to doubling their lead just before half-time with a shot from outside by captain Vita. In the 56th minute it was the usual Casiraghi who equalized the score: the attacking midfielder resisted pressure from an opponent and dropped the ball with his right foot. Eighth goal in the championship for the class of ’93, he is the best scorer of Serie B. The Cittadella is alive: Polizzi is forced into overtime to avoid Gorini’s men doubling their lead. Pittarello came on in the 63rd minute and three minutes later put his team ahead again. It ends like this, third success in a row for Cittadella. Sudtirol loses again: it is the third consecutive defeat.
Cremonese-Lecco 1-0
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In the first part of the match, only the Stroppa team played: Coda and Vazquez were one step away from the opening goal. The guests were saved, but in the 20th minute Castagnetti made it 1-0 with a great left-footed shot: Saracco beaten. Then Bonazzoli’s team reacts: Ionita, Buso and Sersanti have excellent opportunities. Above all, the last one from the former Juventus midfielder: he comes face to face with Jungdal, but gets saved. In the second half, Vazquez finds Abrego who shoots just wide. The grey-reds managed the lead and took the three points in the 90th minute. Now Cremonese is third in the standings with 25 points.
Reggiana-Ascoli 1-1
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Nesta’s men started off strong, but a feat by Pedro Mendes in the 15th minute stunned Bardi. The home team didn’t give up and three minutes later they hit the post with Antiste. Reggiana continues to create dangers and finally equalizes in the 50th minute with Pieragnolo’s second goal of the league: the full-back comes in with a scissors kick on Varela’s cross. Shortly afterwards, Cigarini hits the crossbar with a free kick. It remains at 1-1, one point for each side. Castori, returning to the Ascoli bench after 11 years, drew the first match of his new adventure.
Pisa-Brescia 1-1
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An immediately lively match at the Arena Garibaldi. After 5′, Moreo finds the winning header from Tramoni’s cross and makes it 1-0 just a stone’s throw from goal. The response from Maran’s team came around the quarter of an hour: Dickmann sprinted down the wing and crossed into the area, Canestrelli returned it badly and Bjarnason was unforgiving with his right foot. The back and forth continues with a crossbar on each side: the first, on the volley, is from Cistana. The second from Tramoni, who almost takes the lead after a good insertion from the right. In the second half, the biggest opportunity fell to Olzer, who received the ball in the area from Moncini but wasted everything one-on-one with Nicolas. Then the whirlwind of changes changes the structure on both sides: Brescia manages, the Tuscans try a little more, especially the new arrivals Gliozzi and D’Alessandro. The balance also holds in the 5′ of injury time: Pisa rises to 17, Brescia breathes after 5 defeats in a row and goes to 14.
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