COSENZA-SPEZIA 0-0
COSENZA (3-4-1-2): Micai 6.5; Venturi 6, Camporese 6, Caporale 6; Ciervo 6, Charlys 6, Florenzi 6 (20′ st Mauri 5.5), D’Orazio 5.5 (15′ st Ricciardi), Kouan 6 (21′ st Rizzo Pinna 6), Fumagalli 6 (42′ st Zilli sv), Mazzocchi 5 (15′ st Sankoh 5.5). On the bench: Baldi, Vettorel, Cimino, Martino, Dalle Mura, Kourfalidis, Hristov A.. Coach: Alvini 6
SPICE (3-5-2): Sarr 6; Wisniewski 6, Mateju 6, Bertola 6; Elia sv (18′ pt Vignali 6), Nagy 6 (21′ st Esposito F. 6), Esposito S. 6, Cassata 6 (35′ st Falcinelli 5), Aurelio 6; Di Serio 6 (35′ st Candelari 5), Soleri 6 (21′ st Bandinelli 5.5). On the bench: Mascardi, Ferrer, Degli Innocenti, Reca, Benvenuto, Hristov P., Giorgeschi. Coach: D’Angelo 6
REFEREE: By Marco from Ciampino 6
NOTE: cloudy evening, pitch in fair condition. Spectators: 8006 of which 53 guests. Yellow cards: D’Orazio, Mateju, Charlys, Cassata, Esposito S.. Corners: 5 to 6. Injury time: 2′ and 4′.
A goalless draw between Cosenza and Spezia at the end of a match played at an acceptable pace. Wasted opportunities on both fronts. In Cosenza, after a few minutes, Ciervo, the most in-form element of the group led by the former Alvini, goes out. At 10′ the referee Di Marco indicates the penalty spot after a contact between D’Orazio and Elia. But the VAR corrects the decision: the foul is there, but it is on the edge of the area. The guests make themselves dangerous with Bertola, Cassata and Di Serio.
The only conclusion of the Calabrians is by Fumagalli, but Sarr flies and clears. Nothing to be done shortly after on the triple attempt by Fumagalli, Kouan and Caporale. In the 35th minute Fumagalli almost scores the most sensational of own goals. The crossbar saves Cosenza. Before the interval Sarr lets the ball slip from a free kick by Fumagalli, but the defense thwarts the threat. Finally a shot by Charlys goes high. In the second half a miracle by Micai on a header by Soleri.
Spezia insists, the Silani do not give up and reply with Kouan blocked by Mateju and Rizzo Pinna opposed by Sarr. In the 90th minute, the new arrival Sankoh fails to score the opening goal for Cosenza from a step away from the goal.