Harakiri Pordenone: plays well, scores but ends 1-1 with Cosenza

LIGNANO. Pordenone once again makes harakiri. Play well, score, don’t close the match. Then he “gives” a man to the direct opponents of Cosenza and inevitably suffers that draw which for the Calabrians is a golden point, while for the hosts it is a gigantic lost opportunity to approach rivals and continue to believe in a salvation that it becomes more and more utopia. Now we have to go and win at all costs, next Saturday in Crotone. And hope that Vicenza and Alessandria, committed tomorrow at home with Como and Reggio Calabria, do not score many points.

Three novelties for Tedino, grappling with new cases of Covid in pink, in the base eleven compared to the one deployed in Benevento: Barison takes back the shirt as a starter in the center of the defense in place of Bassoli, Magnino replaces Kupisz as a midfielder and Pellegrini replaces the unavailable Folorunsho in attack: therefore absent the man who in the previous games had been the most decisive.

But the problems of formations do not affect the lizards, on the field with the awareness of playing a lot in the first of two direct clashes with the Calabrians. Even Cosenza knows well that salvation comes from the Lignano match and is aggressive and determined, “announcing” with a dangerous shot at 7 ‘, which does not come out much.

Cosenza with reasoned play and Pordenone with speed: these are the weapons of the two teams in the early stages and the green and black are gradually being preferred, creating with rapid restarts various dangers in the host area. As on 26 ‘, when first Butic and then Pellegrini are anticipated by a whisker to the limit. Changeghi then tries with a razor from the left that goes out a few centimeters from the furthest pole.

The forcing of the hosts takes place in the 28th minute thanks to the breakaway by Cambiaghi, who sows everyone and pockets very well for the insertion of Pellegrini: Situm anticipates that overwhelms him, clear penalty and Butic transforms him with a central blow. A well-deserved advantage, which Butic himself three minutes later does not seal for nothing, but on his soft lob still in the throw-in action, Matosevic is saved with a shot of the kidneys. Cosenza in trouble, also because halfway through the first half he already has all three central defenders booked.

In the second half the Calabrians immediately try to tighten the times, but Pordenone defends himself with order and seems to be able to manage the advantage, going back to doubling at 61 ‘on a corner from Falasco for the head of Pinato who hits the crossbar in full, Pellegrini takes it back in an overhead shot but the Slovenian goalkeeper is attentive.

Ramarri unfortunate, but as always able to complicate his life alone with Barison’s second yellow: naivety of Falasco, who on a construction from below leans short for the central, anticipated by Pandolfi and forced to foul at the edge of the area. Tedino removes Pellegrini and inserts Bassoli to restore the defensive structure.

Needless to say, about ten minutes later Cosenza draws, thanks to a Eurogol of Situm, which receives the unloading of Corsi, arrived fast in the right lane and from 20 meters, all alone, takes aim and finds the intersection of the poles with a right lifted from anthology. On this occasion the neroverdi protest for a return offside of Pandolfi signaled by the assistant with the flag raised, but not recognized by the referee.

Outnumbered by Pordenone, all that remains is to try to limit the damage. Zammarini and Sylla enter, but nothing changes in the offensive phase. On the contrary, a nice intervention by Perisan is needed close to the 90 ‘on a close blow by Millico to avoid yet another defeat. Too bad that never as this time the tie looks damn like a knockout.

Pordenone-Cosenza 1-1

PORDENONE (4-3-3): Perisan; El Kaouakibi, Camporese, Barison, Falasco; Magnino, Pasa, Pinato (28 ′ st Zammarini); Cambiaghi, Butic (28 ′ st Sylla), Pellegrini (25 ′ st Bassoli). Available: Fasolino, Stefani, Petriccione, Tsadjout, Ciciretti, Kupisz, Valietti, Chrzanowski, Perri. All.Tedino.

COSENZA (3-4-3): Matosevic; Region, Tiritiello, Venturi (27 ′ st Florenzi); Anderson (1 ′ st Corsi), Carraro, Palmiero, Situm (37 ′ st Sy); Millico, Gori (17 ′ st Pandolfi), Caso (17 ′ st Boultam). Available: Saracco, Kristoffersen, Pirrello, Vallocchia, Minelli, Gerbo. All. Eyes

Referee: Piccinini from Forlì, assistants Scarpa from Reggio Emilia and Avalos from Legnano. Fourth official Angelucci of Foligno. Var: Giua of Olbia. Avar: Cecconi from Empoli.

Markers: at 30 ′ Shop; in the recovery, at 33 ′ st Situm.

Note: admonished Pinato, Tiritiello, Region, Venturi, Butic, Cambiaghi, Barison, Carraro, Falasco and Florenzi. Barison sent off for a double booking. Angles 2-6. Recovery: 1 ′ pt, 5 ′ st. Spectators 847. Collection 8,471 euros.