CATANZARO-CESENA 2-0
Scorers: 26′ pt Iemmello; 8′ st Pittarello
Catanzaro (3-4-2-1): Pigliacelli 6; Cassandro 6.5, Antonini 6.5, Brighenti 6.5; Favasuli 7, Pontisso
6.5 (32′ st Buglio 6), Petriccione 6.5 (17′ st Rispoli 6), D’Alessandro 6.5 (17′ st Frosinini 6, 41′ st
Di Chiara sv); Iemmello 7.5, Cisse 6 (32′ st Liberali 6); Pittarello 7.5. All. Aquilani 7
Cesena (3-5-2): Klinsmann 6; Ciofi 6, Zaro 5.5 (10′ st Amoran 6), Mangraviti 5.5; Ciervo 6, Bisoli
6 (28′ st Olivieri 5.5), Francesconi 6, Berti 6.5 (37′ st Arrigoni sv), Frabotta 5.5; Diao 5.5 (10′ st
Blesa 5.5), Shpendi 6. Coach Mignani 6
Referee: Crezzini from Siena 6
Notes: 12,406 spectators (of which 5,877 season ticket holders), takings of 235,424 euros. Ammonites Petriccione,
Zaro, Bisoli, Brighenti. Corners 2-5. Rec. 2′; 7′
Five victories in a row, never happened in a single Serie B championship. A better stop than
this was impossible. Catanzaro also crushed Cesena 2-0, tied in the league table by
goals from Iemmello in the first half and Pittarello in the second. One with the assist of the other. Two months and
half ago it was normal for Aquilani not to eat panettone, then he devoured it without it
indigestion by beating a strong opponent (two posts with Shpendi), but less than the Giallorossi, who in
final they hit the crossbar with Favasuli.
Catanzaro started better, Cesena didn’t stand by and watch, because after the missed opportunity
Pittarello assisted by Pontisso (7′), Francesconi challenged Pigliacelli (13′) in the first half
also balanced for occasions, given that Klinsmann’s save from Cisse’s header (21′,
easy) served by a cross from Cassandro, Shpendi responded by hitting the outside post after one
transition triggered by a recovery by Berti in midfield with related pocketing (22′). THE
the Giallorossi had the merit of never struggling with the dribble and above all being more
incisive, and so after a rejection by Ciervo following a shot by Cassandro served by Pittarello, almost on the
line, on the following corner taken by Pontisso, Pittarello extended it to the far post and Iemmello
he headed it (26′).
In the second half Cesena started stronger and after persistent action in the area they took the second
post with Shpendi (3′), but in the 8th minute the Eagles doubled their lead with a verticalization on the axis
Pontisso-Iemmello which Pittarello sent towards goal (8′). There Catanzaro froze the
match, because the Romagna players tried (closing with the 3-4-3, Blesa and Olivieri with Shpendi),
they protested for an arm from D’Alessandro in the area (ok after VAR check) but they never did
broke through and risked a trio from Favasuli, stopped first by the crossbar and then by an opponent.
Photo Salvatore Monteverde