PICERNO-MESSINA 2-0
PICERNO (4-2-3-1): Merelli 7; Pagliai 7, Gilli 6 (27′ st Seck 6), Santi 6.5, Guerra 6.5; Franco 6, De Ciancio 6.5; Vitali 5.5 (23′ st Esposito 6.5), Graziani 5.5 (12′ st Petito 7), Cardoni 6.5; Santarcangelo 5.5 (12′ st Maiorino 6.5). Available Summa, Pitarresi, Ragone, Cecere, Volpicelli. Annex Tomei 6.5.
MESSINA (4-3-3): Kurtosis 6.5; Lia 6, Manetta 6.5, Rizzo 6, Ortisi 5.5; Frisenna 6 (37′ st Di Palma sv), Anzelmo 6 (23′ st Petrucci 6), Garofalo 6 (12′ st Petrungaro 6); Pedicillo 6.5 (37′ st Cominetti sv), Anatriello 6, Luciani 5.5 (23′ st Mamona 6). Available Krapiskas, Ndir, Marino, Re, Morleo, Ardagna, Di Palma. Annex Modica 6.
REFEREE: Beef from Torre Annunziata 6
Linesmen: Renzullo and Carella
Fourth official: Mascolo
MARKERS: 32′ st Cardoni, 39′ st Petito.
WARNED: Vitali (P), Petrucci (M), Esposito (P).
NOTES: approximately 500 spectators. Corners: 5-2. Recovery time: 0′ time, 6′ time.
Messina loses with a heavy 2-0 compared to what was shown, in terms of reading the match and tactical attention. A 2-0 which until the 32nd minute of the second half appeared to be an absolutely unpredictable partial. There are five changes in the Peloritana home, compared to the match against Latina. Above all, the offensive players change and Modica chooses Anatriello and Luciani, instead of Cominetti and Petrungaro. Lia plays in place of the injured Salvo. Revolution also at Picerno, where Tomei chooses Merelli between the posts and relies on surprising choices from the midfield up, with Vitali, Cardoni and Graziani, to act as support for Santarcangelo. And at the last moment, injured Allegretto also leaves the starting eleven and is replaced at the last minute by Santi. The 4-2-3-1 with which the Lucanians oppose the 4-3-3 of the Sicilians is classic.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, on Maiorino’s cross, Cardoni escapes Ortisi and puts it into an empty net. And after a few minutes, the other substitute, Petito repeats into the net a rebound from Curtosi following a free kick from Maiorino. The knockout was truly unpredictable and undeserved, with some recriminations.