Venezia wins in Frosinone and runs away, Palermo and Catanzaro smile

Venice’s very important victory at Frosinone in a real head-to-head match at the top of the Serie B standings. The Lagooners’ away success cements their lead, now four points ahead of their closest pursuers. The ciociari are now being undermined by Palermo, who winning 3-2 over Empoli’Empoli move back to -2 points from direct promotion to Serie A by joining Monza (committed Sunday against Avellino). In the playoff zone Catanzaro, victorious over Reggiana, is also smiling.

Marco Enzo Venturini

The success in Venice is worth if possible even more because it came on a comeback. In fact, in Frosinone the hosts took the lead, thanks to Raimondo’s goal at 43′. In the second half the neroverde comeback, signed by Cittadini at 63′ and Doumbia at 77′. Palermo also had a difficult task, going under at home on 5′ when Guarino scored for Empoli’Empoli. Fulignati’s own goal at 24′ and Pohjanpalo′’s goal at 57′ were worth the Rosanero comeback, then the same Finnish signed the winning penalty at 84’84’ after Ebuehi’s new equalizer at 72′.

Catanzaro climbs to sixth place, thanks to the goals by which Liberali at 29′ and D’Alessandro at 52′ knocked out Reggiana. The Calabrians thus manage to flank Juve Stabia in the standings, forced by Padova to a spectacular 3-3 home draw. The Campani ran away with Gabrielloni’s penalty at 28′ and Zeroli’s double at 50′ the guests shortened with Sgarbi at 70′ and Burnete seemed to close the game by tripling at 80’80’. Capelli at’86’ and Bortolussi at’89’ however, give the Venetians an incredible point.

Modena also lost, defeated at home by a rediscovered Sampdoria: Begic at the expiration triggered the blucerchiata joy by fixing the result at 2-1, after Gliozzi had answered Brunori. Same result in Mantua, but for the Virgilians: Meroni and Mancuso as time expired rendered Odenthal’s marker useless and put Bari in more and more trouble.

On the last two Serie B pitches engaged Saturday come as many draws: the Ligurian derby between Spezia and Virtus Entella ends 1-1, after the back-and-forth between Artistico and Cuppone. Carrarese and Südtirol instead end the direct clash between the top two teams currently out of the playoff zone at 0-0.