Third act for the Premier League of the US Acli 5-a-side football tournaments. While waiting for the Championship to return to the field (rest period), the six matches of the first competition took place. A memorable day in the history of the tournament, because after 35 consecutive matches won, the reigning champions Armazem were held to a draw (the last one dated back to 7 March 2022: 2-2 against Nuova Celico). This makes the streak even more exciting (to the two successes collected in this first part of the season are added the 22 races won last year and the 11 in the second part of the 2021-2022 championship) but above all it makes a fact clear: this This year the competition will be tough for everyone, even for the “extraterrestrials” who hadn’t lost points for 603 days. Rose Futsal put a brake on Armazem’s record-breaking run: the final result was 5-5.
The hosts scored with Galiano (2), Cortese, Verta and Miceli, while among the guests Brecchi (three) and Fusaro (twice) inflated the net. Bfb Rovito took advantage of the half-failure of the other league leaders and showed their “muscles” against Don Marano, winning 10-0 thanks to goals from super Corbo (poker), Alfano (3), Campanaro (2 ) and De Santis. An even more precious victory if you consider that it came from a team that had won both matches so far. The match between Football Lattarico and Oratorio San Nicola was very close, won narrowly by the hosts (6-5) led by a Scigliano in a state of grace (four) and by Abate (double); a hat-trick from Rocca and goals from Manna and Iorio did not avoid defeat at the Oratorio San Nicola. Success of great personality for Roglianese, who conquered the fort of the Bianchi Youth 7-3 thanks to goals from Stumpo (hat-trick), Luigi Iorno (double), Manolo Iorno and Scalzo (one each); on the other front, Piccoli (twice) and Corrado scored. Spectacular 3-3 between Atlas Acri and Soccer San Pietro, with the locals able to grab a match that seemed lost after the first half (1-3). Ferrari, Lorelli and Barone scored well; Zicarelli’s brace and Vigna’s goal seemed to have paved the way for the San Pietresi to win away but they still managed to snatch a precious point. Last but not least, pay attention to Cerisano Soccer which, thanks to the away success on the pitch of Calabria Young (3-5) reaches Armazem in second place, entering the race that counts: so far it is one of the teams that has never lost in the championship, something it means. The difference was mainly made by the approach to the match, with the guests who immediately started strong, creating an initial gap with the competition. In addition to Managò’s brace and the goals from Mancini and Chiappetta, worth mentioning is the goal scored by D’Angelo, capable of finding the right hole after kicking… from his attacking midfield! Cosentino, Magno and Amelio are the home team’s scorers.
Premier Ranking. Bfb Rovito 9; Armazem and Cerisano Soccer 7; Don Marano 6, Soccer San Pietro 5; Atlas Acri and Rose Futsal 4, Roglianese, Calabria Young, Football Lattarico 3, Giovanile Bianchi and Oratorio San Nicola 0.
In the preview photo, Luigi Corbo of Bfb Rovito – author of four goals