Spezia and Cittadella close to a 2-2 draw

The start of the Serie A and Serie B championships is approaching in wide stride, and the Italian teams that will be involved in the tournaments are engaging in friendlies in a big way. Wednesday was no exception.

Spice’s last friendly in Santa Cristina ended 2-2 against a combative Cittadella. The visitors took the lead in the first half thanks to Pavan, who was quick to take advantage of a loose ball in the small area after a set-piece kick, beating Mascardi.

The visitors took the lead in the first half thanks to Pavan, who was quick to take advantage of a loose ball in the small area after a set-piece kick, beating Mascardi.

In the resumption, Spezia restarted with intensity: Candelari and Artistico came close to equalizing, the latter also stopped by an irregular rebound. The equalizing goal came with a nice choral action: Aurelio kicked, goalkeeper Maniero repelled and the ball bounced off Anastasiades, ending up in the net for an unlucky own goal.

Shortly after, Zurkowski signed the overtake with a powerful shot from the distance, redeeming the woodwork hit in previous friendlies. In the final, Cittadella changed faces in attack and with Rabbi found the final 2-2, taking advantage of a rebound with goalkeeper Sarr.