COSENZA-BENEVENTO 2-1
Scorers: 15′ pt Lamesta, 26′ pt Kouan, 17′ st Garritano.
Cosenza (4-3-2-1): Vettorel 6; Cannavò 6.5 (33′ Dametto sv), Caporale 6.5, Dalle Mura 6.5, D’Orazio 6; Kouan 7.5, Langella 7, Garritano 7.5 (33′ st Contiliano sv); Ricciardi 6.5, Florenzi 6 (46′ st Contiero sv); Mazzocchi 6.5. All.: Buscè.
Benevento (3-4-2-1): Vannucchi 6; Scognamillo 5, Saio 6, Ceresoli 6 (21′ st Simonetti 6) Pierozzi 6.5, Maita 6, Prisco 6 (33′ st Carfora sv), Ricci 6 (21′ st Mehic 6); Lamesta 7, Manconi 5 (33′ st Della Morte sv); Mignani 5.5 (22′ st Tumminello 5.5). All.: Floro Flores.
Referee: Gianquinto di Parma 6.
Notes: 1,357 spectators of which 270 guests. Booked: D’Orazio, Pierozzi. Corners: 3-1. Recovery time: 2′, 8′.
Another one out. Cosenza also overcame the Benevento obstacle. At the “Marulla”, the Sila team won a comeback. Exam passed. Kouan and Garritano overturned Lamesta’s initial lead. The Wolves have isolated themselves with the big ones and are aiming towards the top. In Cosenza, the surprise was Kevin Cannavò. The Sicilian is back in the starting eleven but not as an attacking midfielder but as a right back. Buscè’s surprise choice highlighted a determined attitude. The winger entered Benevento’s lead, the draw and the rossoblù’s lead. After a wide diagonal from Garritano at the end of a quick restart (13′), the former Vis Pesaro player – called into action by Vettorel – headed the ball too softly for Kouan; Ricci intercepted the ball, in the area Mignani served Lamesta who, burning Dalle Mura, slipped the ball under the arms of the rossoblù goalkeeper (15′). Buscè’s number seven then got the equalizing corner. On D’Orazio’s cross, Cannavò headed the ball without being able to give direction to the ball, Langella sent it back to the center, Dalle Mura extended it into the Kouan area, who controlled it and threw it under the crossbar from the left.
The progressive run on the right of the man who replaced Ferrara in the second half generated the corner from which Scognamillo embraced Mazzocchi. Gianquinto recognized the foul by the former Catanzaro player after the analysis Cosenza subjected him to when playing the second card of the match. Garritano, glacial, beat Vannucchi from eleven metres. Six minutes later the rossoblù had the chance to seal the score but D’Orazio, with the goal unguarded, was unable to direct the ball into the target following Ricciardi’s tip-in at the far post.