A beautiful but unfortunate Benetton Lyon waits and then lands a paw

The Lions devour an avalanche of opportunities after having sliced ​​through the French defense: in the final the yellow to Lucchesi cuts off the legs

LYON (FRANCE)

Support, ruck, kept. All on repeat, thank you. Because last night’s Benetton in Lyon seemed to be the distortion of a Nannini anthem: beautiful and inconclusive. Out of place? And how. On the other hand, finding yourself a mountain of times in the open field and not finishing even a sprint in goal is unfortunate. And you pay for it.

Not even time to tune in and here is Padovani (he played in Toulon) slipping away with a counterattack that looks like a blade, Brex arrives but sparks with Ioane for the passage synonymous with goal. It was 3 ‘. Immediately after Treviso is in the 22, but Negri is mugged. Again, Morisi sends Ioane towards the goal, stopped only by a Frenchwoman from Berdeu. Usual lions: two goals absolutely within reach, then a hole in the middle of the field and Regard is there again, 5 meters from the big target. Lyon is not there to make discounts: Benvenuti chases in vain the fluffy oval kicked over the defense and messes (euphemism), so Kaabéche in support punishes. The Lions react immediately, reaching 5 meters on the right side of the French and have the patience to make the oval reach the opposite side, when Brex (best in the field for detachment) breaks a tackle and breaks through in goal, while Marin challenges the wind and hits the poles for a draw.

Treviso does not focus on the fanfare that plays (almost) incessantly and wants to get back on track. Monty has understood: on his side the reds have some problems, and it is good to aim them, with another 40-50 meters that still risk doing very badly (Ruzza gets too enticed and loses it). Then a topic of the referee Tempest gives a comfortable placing to Berdeu, which brings Lyon back forward. But again, and again, Treviso is one step away from the big target with a number of Steyn: sombrero to the last opponent and “door” wide open before being crushed. It was Benetton’s fourth time with a wide open field, this unknown cynicism for the series. In fact, a second later, at 30 ‘, Doussain looks for an opening with a football and then Dumortier still on his foot seems like a pied piper for the rebound that succeeds, naturally in a totally deliberate way (come on …), to find himself with the oval in hand in the most precious field handkerchief.

Treviso tries to work hard on the meeting points, but Lyon has eaten the leaf and often sends hunters to try the theft of the oval: yes, there is no more “hair” of support, as certified by the three held so far. Marin finds a precious place (the indiscipline is expensive for Lyon). Then the umpteenth deja vu: Treviso very well launched in the open field, Braley clears well before serving Ioane badly. Regalone, yet another. But once you understand that they can be pierced, you have to do it, no excuses. So you go to the locker room thinking “yes, good”, instead the score had to be 10-28 …

We start again, and Brex and Cannone immediately give a good signal, even if Marin exaggerates and is brought out a whisker from the goal. It makes the heart smile, in an instant of silence, to hear “Le-o-ni-le-oni”, and for the avoidance of doubt the encouragement was for the Treviso people. Traorè is a fury in defense, Cretin loses it forward but then the newly entered Albornoz risks the unlikely to get out of 22 and by a whisker is not punished. Treviso can slice Lyon’s defense like a knife, this time it is Negri who sinks with another amazing race but support is unknown. True, behind it is held, but the Lions fail to hit hard. What are we writing to do that at 53 ‘are Albornoz and Halafihi to run 50 meters up to a step from the goal and once again lack of support? And the points?

Luckily Padovani “saves” on Laporte shortly after, but he has lost count of the lost rucks and wastes in line. If you breathe a sigh of relief when Sopoaga – newly entered, cold foot – and “Arsenio Negri” puts a piece of it, at 73 ‘comes the key episode: yellow in Lucchesi (mah) and Sopoaga this time has the favorable position: 18- 10. Of course, you discover yourself and 2 ‘later Dumotier brings down the curtain. If she has become cynical, in April with Perpignan Treviso will have the opportunity to reopen it. –