Bad injury: Joel Pohjanpalo worries Venice
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Bitter victory
Bitter victory for Venezia, which beat Utrecht on its Dutch tour: there’s apprehension over the condition of Joel Pohjanpalo, a key pawn in the lagoon chessboard.
In the 36th minute of the first half, the Finnish striker è fell badly with his left leg after a midfield jump and slumped to the ground: the Venetian bomber è was replaced by teammate Gytkjaer.
The goals in the second half: on 66’ Doumbia unlocked the game with a precise left-footed shot on an assist from Zampano. Utrecht found the equalizer at 82’ with Romeny, but in full recovery Lella scored the decisive goal for Venice, bringing the final score to 1-2.
