Cremonese-Cosenza 3-1
Markers: 23′ pt Pickel, 27′ pt Ricciardi, 40′ st Vazquez, 48′ st Johnsen.
Cremonese (3-4-1-1): Fulignati 6; Antov 6.5, Ceccherini 6, Bianchetti 6; Collocolo 6, Pickel 6.5 (27′ st Johnsen 7), Castagnetti 7, Vandeputte 8 (47′ st Majer sv), Barbieri 6 (34′ st Zanimacchia 6); Vazquez 7.5, Bonazzoli 5.5 (27′ st Nasti 6). All.: Stroppa.
Cosenza (3-4-2-1): Micai 7; Sgarbi 6, Venturi 6.5, Dalle Mura 6; Ricciardi 5, Charlys 5.5 (21′ st Cimino 6), Florenzi 6, D’Orazio 5.5 (29′ st Martino 4.5); Rizzo Pinna 6.5 (39′ st Zilli sv), Fumagalli 6 (21′ st Gargiulo 6); Artistic 6 (30′ st Mazzocchi 5.5). All.: Alvini.
Referee: Galipò of Florence 6.
Notes: Ricciardi was sent off in the 17th minute due to a number of yellow cards. Booked: Bianchetti, Collocolo, Charlys, Gargiulo. Corners: 13-1. Recovery time: 1′, 4′. Attendance: 8110 (667 guests).
Cosenza fights but has to surrender to “Zini”. Cremonese tames the rossoblù in the final. However, Alvini’s team once again pays the price for the expulsion of one of its members. This time it was Ricciardi, author of the temporary 1-1, who got the red card and forced the Sila team down to ten men for about half an hour.
After Pickel’s Grigio-Rossi lead, undisturbed in the area (23′), the former Avellino player equalized in the 40th minute. In the second half, however, Stroppa’s men pushed hard and the red did not help the rossoblù, previously kept on the waterline by the saves of Fumagalli and Venturi on the goal line and by the saves of Micai. In the 40th minute, however, Vazquez headed the ball into the corner pocket. In added time, Johnsen closed out the match. Cosenza can’t make mistakes in the next matches. Starting with the match against Cittadella.