Fight for salvation: equal even between Venice and Genoa, the lagoons smile
A point each in the battle for the salvation of Penzo. Between Venice and Genoa it ends 1-1 (goals from Henry and Ekuban in the first half) and there are 6 points of gap between the two teams, to the delight of the Venetians who risk a lot in the final. The hosts, with a three-man defense that surprises their opponents, manage the game well in the first part of the match, finding the goal in the 13th minute with Henry, very alone in the area, from a corner kick.
The Venice forward runs on the bench to take Lezzerini’s shirt, who ended the season with a bad injury. Genoa finds it hard to react, but on the 29th minute a magic from Ekuban, on his first goal in Serie A, evened the score. The rossoblù find enthusiasm, the Venetians slow down. The scenario does not change in the second half, starting more Venice (especially with Aramu), then the assault of Genoa, which has several occasions (Portanova, Badelj).
The best is in the 85th minute, when Svoboda invents a sensational save on Yeboah’s header. On the restart another great chance for Venice with Aramu just outside. In the recovery also comes the splendid overturned by Portanova just outside. But the result doesn’t change.