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A triumph of will, a subverted prediction. Catania wins the Italian Cup with a hard-fought and deserved 4-2 over a Padova team demolished minute after minute after scoring 1-0 after 3′. The comeback was lethal, with extra time played perfectly by Michele Zeoli’s boys, who managed the match perfectly. In the end, Gianfranco Zola handed over the Cup in a stadium that would have deserved the presence of 20,000 people.
Padova ahead at the first attack
Padova’s first attack virtually closes the match. Just three minutes have passed since kick-off. Valente finds fertile ground to advance and shoot from the left, Albertoni rejects, Bortolussi enters the trajectory and can’t make a mistake from two steps. A match that is more uphill than ever for the home team. The rossozzurri try to shake themselves off and manage to equalise. Di Carmine is knocked down to the limit. Cicerelli’s free kick is deflected from the barrier, exactly by Perrotta, with an arm. From the spot, Di Carmine displaces Zanellati: 1-1 in the 24th minute.
Luxury Catania
Catania repeats before the break. Quaini crossed from the left, Zammarini served a delightful ball down the corridor for Cicerelli who fired it into the net and made it 2-1, same score as the first leg. In the second half, Catania dropped a little and Padova insisted on their phrasing, reaching the equalizer with Perrotta’s header (or perhaps shoulder) following the development of a corner. Delli Carri’s expulsion for a hammer-footed tackle on Cianci does not help Catania’s attempt to regain success in the Cup. Costantino also enters, with Chiricò on the pitch the rossozzurri risk the 4-2-4. But with 2′ to go, Marsura made it 3-2, with a knee to the far post following a Chiricò corner.
CATANIA – PADUA 4 – 2
MARKERS Bortolussi (P) in the 3rd minute; Di Carmine (C) in the 24th minute on a penalty, Cicerelli © in the 44th minute; Perrotta (P) at 28′, Marsura (C) at 43′ and Costantino (C) at 119′.
CATANIA (3-5-2) Albertoni 5; Castellini 5.5 (from 3′ sts Chiarella sv), Monaco 6 (from 1′ sts Kontek sv), Celli 6; Bouah 5.5 (from 32′ st Rapisarda 6), Peralta 5.5 (from 20′ st Chiricò 6), Quaini 7, Zammarini 7, Cicerelli 6.5 (from 36′ st Marsura 7): Cianci 6 (from 32 ′ st Costantino 7), Di Carmine 6.5. (Furlan, Donato, Curado, Ndoj, Haveri). All.. Zeols 7.
PADOVA (4-2-3-1) Zanellati 6; Belli 5.5 (from 19′ st Faedo 6), Delli Carri 5, Perrotta 7, Villa 6; Radrezza 6 (from 32′ st Fusi 6), Crisetig 6.5; Liguori 6.5 (from 32′ st Crescenzi 6), Varas 6, Valente 6 (from 19′ st Palombi 6); Bortolussi 6.5 (from 41′ st Capelli 6, from 5′ sts Zamparo sv). (Donnarumma, Mangiaracina, Favale, Cretella, Bianchi, Dezi, Tordini). All. Torrent 6.5.
REFEREE Nicolini from Brescia 5.5.
NOTE Match played behind closed doors, with 1,500 children from affiliated football schools in grandstand B. Delli Carri sent off in the 31st minute; booked Belli, Crisetig, Celli, Castellini, Fusi, Monaco. Corners 8-4.
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2024-04-02 21:16:52
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