Serie B: Pisa misses the draw, equal between Brescia and Lecce. Vittoria chases away the crisis for Parma
The Pisa he makes himself reach again in extremis and not take advantage of Brescia’s draw against Lecce to stretch to the top of the standings. Behind the leaders a new pair of pursuers is formed, formed by Benevento and Reggina, victorious away respectively against Crotone and Perugia. Success drives away the crisis for Parma, which passes in the home of the Cittadella, while Como folds the rear Pordenone and Spal conquers Ascoli. The match between Alessandria and Frosinone ends in a draw.
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Cremonese-Pisa 1-1
The Pisa is reached again in the recovery. After the draw taken at 96 ‘by Pordenone in the previous round of the championship, this time the Nerazzurri are mocked at 93’ by Cremonese. Dangerous in at least a couple of circumstances with Sibilli, the Tuscans manage to score in the 34th minute on the development of a corner kick, thanks to Beruatto’s left deflected by Bianchetti. The grigiorossi almost equal to 43 ‘, when Di Carmine sends out a whisker of head. Despite the advantage, even in the second half the Pisa does not stop attacking and comes to the 50 ‘De Vitis stopped by the post. Cremonese raises the pace in the final and catches the draw in full recovery with Ciofani, who corrects in the network under measure after a rebound.
Brescia 1-1 Lecce
After a balanced first half, the direct clash between two contenders for promotion to Serie A lights up in the second half and becomes incandescent in the final. The goalkeeper of the Salento is exceeded at 49 ′ and 69 ′, when he denies the goal to Bertagnoli and Bisoli. However, the guests took the lead with Dermaku’s header in the 81st minute. The reaction of Pippo Inzaghi’s team is vehement and at 87 ‘Bisoli finds the winning tap-in after the post hit by Chancellor. The emotions are not over, because just a minute later Coda sees the goal of the new Lecce advantage go out for offside. Before the triple whistle there is also room for a header just wide by Spalek.
Perugia-Reggina 0-2
Third consecutive victory for Reggina, which passes to Perugia and continues its climb in the standings taking second place, behind the leaders Pisa. The amaranths build success in the first half, when with great cynicism they capitalize on the goal chances they have built. At 5 ′ Galabinov heads a cross into the net with Bellomo’s rev counter, who signs the doubling before the interval with a surgical shot on Angella’s return.
Crotone-Benevento 0-2
With one goal per time, Benevento passes to Crotone, climbs to second place arm in arm with Reggina and increasingly troubles the Calabrians, third last with only seven points to their credit. In the first fraction, the hosts play the game, but the Samnites turn out to be ruthless on the counterattack: at 37 ‘Letizia makes the most of Acampora’s assist, on the restart triggered by Lapadula, to beat Contini. In the second half the Giallorossi raise the pace, almost double at 52 ‘again with Letizia and find the goal that closes the games a minute later, thanks to Lapadula’s header. The Crotone ends in ten for the expulsion of Giannotti.
Alessandria-Frosinone 1-1
Frosinone mock Alessandria at the last breath and leaves Moccagatta with a draw that keeps him in the playoff area. The big team starts well, but with the passing of the minutes it is the hosts who grow and make themselves slightly preferred during a balanced first half. At the start of the second half, at 54 ‘, Chiarello takes the grays ahead with a lob that overtakes Ravaglia. The Ciociari react and find the equal with Canotto, canceled for offside, but in the 97th minute they manage to balance the match with Charpentier’s header on Casasola’s cross and deny Alexandria the third consecutive victory between the friendly walls.
Cittadella 1-2 Parma
The Cittadella wastes, Parma does not forgive and breaks the fast of success that lasted for six games. The ducals cling to Buffon and breathe a sigh of relief. The goalkeeper is the protagonist at the start: at 8 ‘he deflects Mazzocco’s header with a sure shot, at 12’ the penalty kicked by Antonucci neutralized. Kept in the game by Buffon’s interventions, Parma unlocks the result at 23 ‘with the aerial knowledge of Vazquez and doubles at 59’ with Benedyczak, after a long check by the Var to verify the regularity of the starting position of the Polish striker. The Cittadella shortens the distance to 78 ‘with the penalty converted by Baldini, which is not enough to avoid the knockout.
Ascoli-Spal 0-1
After a defeat and three draws in the four previous outings, Spal returns to success by conquering Del Duca. In the first half the hosts become dangerous with Dionisi and Maistro, while the guests grow at a distance and in the second half go a step from the advantage, when Buchel risks his own goal by deflecting the ball on the post of his goal in a diving header. To decide the match is a Eurogol of Colombo in the 63rd minute: the attacker takes advantage of a short rebound and with a left fly from the edge he beats Leali. The est to manage the advantage and inflict the second consecutive defeat on the Marche.
Como-Pordenone 1-0
The Como folds the Pordenone, increasingly lagging behind. In a game played at a rather slow pace, the Larians pass after just seven minutes with La Gumina, opportunist on Perisan’s outgoing error. At the end of the first half, the guests have to thank Arrigoni for the crossing on the racing car and even in the second half they show no particular signs of danger. The Como manages the advantage and still becomes insidious with La Gumina, who therefore signs the third success of his in the last four outings.