Catanzaro-Padova: 0-1
Scorer: 32′ pt Perrotta
Catanzaro (3-4-2-1): Pigliacelli 7; Brighenti 5.5, Antonini 5.5, Verrengia 6 (28′ pt Di Chiara 4.5); Cassandro 5.5 (14′ st Nuamah 5.5), Petriccione 6, Pontisso 5.5 (1′ st Rispoli 6), Favasuli 6 (35′ st D’Alessandro sv); Oudin 4.5 (1st st Pittarello 5.5), Cisse 6; Iemmello 4.5. Coach Agnelli 4.5 (Aquilani disqualified)
Padua (3-5-2): Fortin 7; Faedo 6, Sgarbi 6.5, Perrotta 6.5; Ghiglione 6.5, Fusi 6.5 (17′ st Harder 6), Crisetig 6.5 (25′ st Di Maggio 6), Varas 6.5, Barreca 6.5; Lasagna 5.5 (17′ st Buonaiuto 6), Bortolussi 6
Referee: Galipò of Florence 6
Notes: 7,953 spectators, of which 5,850 season ticket holders, takings of 110,202 euros. Cassandro, Pontisso, Brighenti, the coach Andreoletti, Buonaiuto are booked. Corners 8-4. Rec. 3′; 4′
Dull like a starless night. Or like a soulless team. Catanzaro also loses at home against an orderly Padova and nothing more. It’s the second consecutive knockout.
Perrotta’s header in the 32nd minute of the first half was enough for the Venetians to take everything and overcome the usual problems of the Giallorossi, who took the wrong turn when Iemmello had his penalty saved three minutes after the opponent had taken the lead.
The rest is a punishment and perhaps also the end of the line for Aquilani, who was disqualified yesterday.