No surprises on the second day of the 32nd of the Coppa Italia final. The two Serie A teams (Verona and Cagliari) earn the qualification against Catanzaro (3-0) and Pisa (3-1) and join the four who had snatched the pass two days ago. Matches without history resolved already in the first half: the gap between different categories is too clear.
In the double challenge between Serie B teams, Cittadella eliminated the quoted Monza overcoming the Brianza 2-1: decisive goal from Tounkara. Emotions also in Benevento-Spal: qualification in extremis for the Samnites who had to wait for the last minute of extra time (Moncini’s goal in the 120th minute) to beat the Emilians 2-1.
Today’s program, in the foreground, includes the Turin-Cremonese challenge. Among the grenades, the defections of Bremer, Ansaldi and Verdi are likely: Juric should focus on the 3-4-2-1 adopted in the friendlies. Turin waiting to understand how the Belotti telenovela will end: the contract is expiring in a year and President Cairo has proposed his renewal but the attacker has not yet dissolved his reservations.
In the afternoon, Empoli, which hosts Vicenza, will be on the field. The game promises to be good: the Tuscans are reinforcing themselves with important players, such as Cutrone, while the Venetians aim high in the Serie A championship. The Ciociari di Grosso have nothing to lose and have welcomed Garritano, released from Chievo. All the interest for Parma-Lecce is focused on Gigi Buffon. For the former goalkeeper of the national team it is the first official match between the ducals 20 years after the transfer to Juve. –