At the last assault, at the last corner: 2-1 in destiny, the result with which the Salernitana imposed itself at the Bentegodi stadium. The grenades win, they breathe, they breathe and they do it thanks to a paw in the 94th minute Yes. Then time is lost because a sudden fan decides to invade the field, to travel a hundred meters without any steward stopping him and go to instigate the Veronese curve. The tow Mimmo Napoli, Slo, after a shameful scene. A fight also comes out: Radovanovic and Ceccherini, expelled, pay the price. Radovanovic, who takes the expulsion as captain, risks two days of rest.
Daspo for grenade fan
The unexpected
Salernitana-Verona starts immediately with an unexpected event: Lovato gets hurt in the warm-up – ankle problem – he returns to the locker room and then comes out of the tunnel again. He performs an audition, accelerates but is not at his best. He talks closely with Nicola, eloquent mimicry of the coach: I can’t risk you. Salernitana, who had already changed a position on the bench – outside Fazio, inside Iervolino – also shuffles the cards on the pitch: it’s up to Pirola. Even the match of Maggiore did not last long – seven minutes: the favorite midfielder at the start both in Kastanos and in Vilhena, surrendered to a muscle injury to his flexor. He throws a punch of frustration on the pitch, in place of him Vilhena.
The news and the goal
The match is played by Verona and Salernitana, under pressure, try to win back the ball and start again. The first action worthy of note builds it in the 16 ‘: Mazzocchi’s cross from the left, Candreva’s twist and header, ball out. At 18 ‘, however, the Bersagliera has the decisive jolt. The action is designed by gunslingers: Piatek jumps and opens the way for Bonazzoli who holds the ball and serves his companion in the corridor a “chocolate” that the Polish striker discards with a shot under measure, in the penalty area. Montipò senses but does not hold back: 1-0 Salernitana. Carbura also Lassana Coulibaly, protagonist of two percussions: the first is stopped by Hellas with a foul and the second ends at 30 ‘with the low shot that Montipò blocks “curling up” on his left. Nicola’s team manages but in this way leaves the game in the balance. Gyomber messes several times on the right wing when he has to disengage with the ball between his feet. Thanks to a lopsided postponement, Verona earns the corner kick from which the ball rains that Pirola lets fly over and that Gunter, on the other hand, nocks with his head: Sepe beaten but saved from the crossbar in the 34th minute. Lassana is overflowing, recovers yet another ball and sings on the counterattack. Bonazzoli “turns off the light” and for an excess of impetus stands in the way of the restart, also risking to cause him an accident involuntarily. In the first minute of recovery, Lassana Coulibaly offers a new test of his physical condition and athletic overwhelming power: he wins yet another ball, gets the give and go to Vilhena, triggers Piatek and sprints towards the penalty area but the gunfighter behaves as a bomber, he does not close the triangulation and pulls. He aims high in the 46th minute.
The recovery and the Veronese draw
A long applause from the public of grenade faith welcomes the entry into the field of the heron Milan Djuric, former center forward of Salernitana. The Bosnian giant takes over Henry. The first header, however, is from Piatek (central), primed on 7 ‘by Mazzocchi’s cross from the left. The Bersagliera gains meters with long throws, leaning on the silhouette of Piatek. The Polish player defends a good ball and then shoots at goal instead of serving his teammates on the right. At 11, however, the grenade defense falls asleep on Doig’s cross and Sepe is uncertain about the exit: first he sketches it, then brakes and returns to the posts. Fatal hesitation, because in tow there is Depaoli who scores a goal with his head. 1-1.
Out of the gunslingers and the Var
Nicola changes the attacking couple: out Bonazzoli and Piatek, in their place Dia and Botheim. The first grenade replica is the conquest of a free kick for a foul on Lassana. Candreva beats him: aim high. Open game, Verona replies blow by blow: Doig’s slalom, who finds the shot from the left and the deviation for the corner kick. Sepe does not come out again and Ceccherini does not take advantage of it. Frozen shower at 23 ‘: Radovanovic touches the ball with his arm, intercepting Doig’s filter. Referee Ghersini awards the penalty, is recalled by the Var and changes his decision. It is a psychological whiplash for Salernitana and the environment, which shake in unison. Without Piatek who was the player on whom to try to place balls that bypassed the midfield, the grenades are “condemned” to play with through balls or with elements that jump the man. If these two paths are not viable, it becomes difficult to serve Dia and Botheim on the depth. It would take a game-breaking play but Verona risks finding it with Verdi: shot from the edge of the other great ex and full post in the 33rd minute. The Salernitana proceeds in flames but to the detriment of lucidity. This is demonstrated by the action that materializes in the 39th minute: Mazzocchi’s serpentine from the left, shot without fail but Candreva, who decides to hang around almost the entire race on the left instead of standing on the right, finds himself right on the decisive clods and diverts the conclusion of the companion. Just Candreva leaves the field in place of Sambia. Gyomber also comes out, cramped, replaced by Bronn. It seems over but it is not. Salernitana finally puts the ball on the ground. Set Vilhena, side of Botheim, Dia mulina the left foot and sends the South Siberian curve into a frenzy.
