Altamura’s draw was a serious blow to their ambitions. Cosenza wasn’t able to make the leap even in the away game at “D’Angelo”, a match that could have confirmed it in pursuit of the top three in the league table. The 1-1 draw achieved in Puglia, however, seems to endorse what Antonio Buscè also reiterated on the eve of the match against Mangia’s team: Salernitana, Catania and Benevento are head and shoulders above all the others. The rossoblù are unable to find continuity of performance, where continuity means victory, in a tournament in which to travel in the lead you need to maintain a very high speed. And instead Cosenza, now overtaken by Monopoli, continues to lose points. The last period marked a clear slowdown: only five points won out of the twelve available, i.e. something less than half (41.67%).
Altamura lacked the cynicism of the great team. The rossoblù, after a first half in which the hosts were good at staying compact and not giving away any space, managed to develop more vertically in the second half. They solved the main obstacle, that of getting the first goal on the scoresheet, but then they managed the lead badly. The goal conceded less than ten minutes into the ninetieth minute highlighted the lack of imperviousness of the rearguard but mainly revealed noticeable lapses in concentration. The Wolves conceded few attempts to Altamura, despite this they conceded a 1-1 draw in an action in which much more could have been done. Vettorel’s exit and his weak clearance caused dismay among the fans. The Venetian goalkeeper gave the feeling of being able to do more. After his summer stay, called into question by the interest of Mantua, the goalkeeper has not yet convinced the most sceptical.
Pizzi’s refereeing decisions also influenced the “D’Angelo” match. The Bergamo referee disallowed a goal scored by Florenzi with the score 0-0. The position from which the Sardinian player started appeared legitimate after each of the repetitions shown (all received with the same camera, undoubtedly not in line with the Sardinian number thirty-four and the penultimate defender of Altamura). An episode which, all things considered, had a great impact on the match and which demonstrated the inconsistency of FVS (since the start of the championship there have been many refereeing interpretations which have kept doubts open). Meanwhile, from today, head to Casarano.
