The Lombards give 9-5 at home and pay the expulsion of Del Basso in the second half. The great Ligurian defense decides. Sukno: “We deserved, all of them”
A beautiful without history: it is still pro Recco. In Brescia he closes on 5-9 (0-3, 1-4, 2-0, 2-2) in a race characterized by the great defense of the champions: “We were dominant and we won with merit, but also congratulations to ours to the opponents” comments the coach Sandro Sukno. Four goals for Echenique, a hat -trick of cinnamon, fantastic test of Del Lungo between the posts. Already below 4-0 in the terrible start, the Lombards also pay the expulsion of Del Basso who hit the cinnamon at 10 ‘and is hunting for violent game, giving the champions also 4’ of numerical superiority. Too much grace. In the middle of the game, on 1-7, the credits already start also because it is not an evening in numerical superiority for the hosts (2 goals on 14 occasions). In the bolt, in front of the CT Campaign, the referees Schiavo and Calabrò manage to control the hot spirits exploded in the race-2, when the red card was touched by Di Fulvio and Balzarini, disqualified for a turn and yesterday absent. Brescia comes out with head held high: “Nobody imagined a similar path on our part – observes the coach Sandro Bovo – and we would have been satisfied with entering Europe, considering that half a team is practically zero kilometer”. That is, coming from the nursery.
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It is the first external success of the series, after Mompiano’s race-1 (12-10) and Sori Race-2 (13-10). A path not obvious at the beginning of the season: the formation of Sukno, after the troubled summer with the disengagement of the patron Volpi and the rescue of the Behold and Hammarskjold families, opened a new era (and had to deal with various ailments, starting with that of Echenique). “Thanks infinitely to those who support us” is the joy of President Maurizio Felugo. For the Ligurians it is the 37th tricolor, the Lombards – in command in the regular season – chased the third.
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The great rivals found themselves in front of the twelfth time in the last 13 editions (in 2020 the cancellation causes Covid, last year the Recchese success in two games against Savona), already conquered 11 times by the Ligurians (in 2021 the exploit of the lions). Brescia-Pro Recco was the last act of the championship also in 2003 and 2008, a victory on the side. Now the Recco is preparing to close in beauty through the Euro Cup, there are few doubts about the outcome: Saturday at 7 pm, in Sori, the return final with Radnicki, after having already imposed on the Serbian field 16-12. It would be a large hat -trick, considering the Italian Cup conquered two months ago, the first trophy of the new property. Meanwhile, the playoff salvation also emits the final verdict: Florentia in Race-3 beats 12-8 swimming Catania which descends to A-2 together with the strong wave Rome.
Brescia: Baggi Necchi, Del Basso, Guerrato, Faraglia, Casanova, T.Gianazza, Dolce 1 rig., Giri 1, Alesiani, Ferrero 1, Irving 2, N.Gitto, Massza Milani. Att. Bovo. Pro Recco: Del Lungo, Demarchi, Durik, Cinnamon 3, YouGger, A.Fondelli, N.Prescutti, Echenique 4, Iocchi Scratta, Larsen, F.Condami 1 rig., Hallock, Haverkampf 1, Negri. All. S.Sukno. Referees: Calabrò and slave. Notes: sup. Num. Brescia 14 (2 goals), Pro Recco 13 (6). USC. 3 f. Demarcchi, Ferrero, Cinnamon. Esp. Of the bass for violent game in the 10th minute.
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