Serie C: Benevento and Padova win, Spal is breathing again. Catania booed

Tomorrow the postponement of group C, Juve Stabia-Casertana, then from Tuesday we return to the field again for the midweek round

Pietro Scognamiglio

March 3 – 10.28pm – MILAN

group a

Objective achieved for Padova, who pass on the Renate field and close to within four of leaders Mantua: the 1-0 is scored by the usual Liguori, with the fourth goal in the last three matches (and there are nine, however, consecutive useful results of the Torrente team). In the midweek, at Euganeo, the awaited derby with Vicenza third and fresh from a streak of five victories.

group b

Lucchese smiles again, giving Rimini another disappointment after their elimination in the Italian Cup: at the Porta Elisa the Rossoneri win 2-1, Quirini scores and the excellent Gucher in the first half hour, Morra shortens too late who he still reaches 16 goals in the championship. In the other match, Mimmo Di Carlo’s Spal were pulled out of the playout zone and passed (3-2, in Vercelli) over Sestri Levante, their fourth defeat in a row: the Ligurians, with ten men already from the middle of the first half for the red in Regini, they unexpectedly took the lead with Sandri only to be joined and overtaken by Maistro and Petrovic’s brace (the useless penalty converted by Forte after time expired).

group c

While waiting for the postponement, second Benevento smiles as it gains points on all its pursuers. The slow progress of Cerignola and Avellino continues, making it 1-1 at Monterisi where Michele Pazienza returns to his former team for the first time: Ruggiero unlocks it by taking advantage of an error with the feet of the goalkeeper Ghidotti, Avellino reacts at the start of the second half (Barosi saves a penalty from Sgarbi) and then finds the equalizer with Gori after switching to 4-2-4. The same result (1-1) also in Turris-Taranto: in the second half everything happened in eight minutes, the hosts took the lead with a great left-footed shot from Contessa, a reply from the new substitute Zonta (Turris contested a tackle in the area at the start , not sanctioned, between Enrici and Saccani). Picerno hasn’t won for four games and is now three points away from second place: at Curcio col Monopoli it ends 0-0, Longo’s team can complain about substitute Ceccarelli’s mistake from the spot midway through the second half (second missed penalty in season cost me points, after Esposito’s one against Sorrento). After the ecstasy achieved in the Italian Cup with qualification for the final, Catania returns to its ugly championship version (and takes the boos of Massimino): in the 1-1 draw with Monterosi, it is Kontek who avoids defeat from a corner by responding to Rossi’s beautiful goal (assisted by Eusepi) in the first half. After five days, Francavilla returned to success thanks to their striker: Gabriele Artistico (10th in the league) featured in the 1-0 win over Latina.



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