Fat between joy and pain Scores the decisive penalty but is injured again

VARZI

Joy mixed with pain. The desire to take that penalty that could (and has) closed and overturned the derby with Pavia. Then that dragging of the left leg, with the companions to celebrate it. For the double feat of Nico Grasso, the striker returned almost in record time after the injury suffered in the friendly match in January against Gaviese. Varzi needed him, on 10 ‘of the second half, when the grenades were below 01-; Nico, who perhaps would have liked not to enter, did not feel like saying no. So in the end there was joy but also pain, printed on his face.

«I think I stretched again», says Grasso, sitting on the low wall of the pitch with his thigh wrapped in ice, thinking about that penalty: «Me penalty taker? With Pizzo (Pizzini) we agree to throw one each. He was my turn and I did it ». But the leg? “It already hurt me, because I had already heard the shot, then kicking the penalty I think I gave the coup de grace.” At the end of the derby, Grasso was talking animatedly with Boeri, the Pavia goalkeeper. No disagreements, the two were companions at San Giuliano. So they knew where one would throw and the other would jump. It went well for Grasso, even if he was injured. And now? «Let’s see – added the attacker – maybe it’s a fatigue. I was fine, I had already trained too. We will evaluate with the staff, maybe I won’t make it for Sunday ». We will see. In the meantime, he too is back in the running in the top scorer, reaching double figures (10) with two penalties taken. A little further on, the attacking twin, Davide Pizzini, author of the equalizer goal, rose to 13 (with 3 penalties), scoring consecutively in the last 4 league games, with 5 goals scored with Club Milano, Accademia Pavese, Base 96 Seveso and Pavia. Grasso and Pizzini are the second most prolific goal pair in the championship, behind just one goal from the duo Gibellini (15 goals with 7 penalties) and Milani (9), of the current leaders Castanese who with 35 points leads the group A. And after the midweek round of recoveries, Varzi will meet to prepare for Sunday’s trip to the bottom side of group A (5 points), the Settimo Milanese, defeated 4-0 by Gavirate. –

Alessandro Maggi