Hellas Verona returns to win after two consecutive draws, beating Spezia at home with a clear 4-0. At the Bentegodi the goals of Simeone, Faraoni, Caprari and Bessa decide: Tudor’s team makes a good leap forward compared to the riskiest areas of the standings, where instead the bianconeri remain forced to the fifth knockout of the season. The Scaligeri start in fifth and after just a quarter of an hour of play they clearly direct the game with two goals in a few minutes, first with the header of Simeone then with the right-footed shot of Faraoni, which bring the result to 2- 0.
At 17 ‘the guests would have immediately the chance to return to the game, but after hitting a crossbar Manaj devours the net on the retort with an empty goal. In the first half final, Hellas also found the 3-0 goal with a splendid right-footed shot from Caprari, who beats Zoet again and closes the match well in advance. In the second half, Thiago Motta’s team manages to do little or nothing, without creating headaches for Tudor’s men, who control the wide advantage and in the final spread with Bessa’s goal, valid for the final 4-0. For the record, Spezia also ends up outnumbered by the red remedied by Bastoni.
Crazy equal between Samp and Udinese, 3-3 in Marassi
Marassi’s match between Sampdoria and Udinese ends with a pyrotechnic draw for 3-3. Crazy game between the D’Aversa and Gotti teams, with emotions from the first to the last minute. Pereyra and Beto lead the bianconeri twice, recovered from the own goal of Stryger Larsen first and then from Quagliarella. Candreva overturns everything with a crazy goal, but in the end Forestieri thinks about signing the final 3-3. Everything happens in the first part of the match: the bianconeri hit a post with Yoshida’s deflection on Beto’s cross, then at 15 ‘comes the guest advantage signed by Pereyra, who opens the pot on an assist from Deulofeu surprising an uncertain Audero.
The Friulians seem to be in control but at 24 ‘Samp equalized, also thanks to a bit of luck: Candreva hit a crossbar after Caputo’s low cross, the ball then slammed into Stryger Larsen, mockingly ending up on the net for the 1-1. In the first half final, however, Udinese returned to the lead thanks to Beto’s tap-in in front of goal, cold in reiterating the net after a post hit by Samir’s head. Not even the time to resume playing in the second half and the Sampdoria immediately re-establish the balance, taking advantage of an incredible mistake by Walace that favors Caputo, then lying in the area by Silvestri. Quagliarella takes care of the penalty and breaks the fast by signing the 2-2. At 68 ‘Candreva instead thinks to completely overturn the fate of the match: D’Aversa’s winger concocts a goal from the film library with a surface-to-air missile that ends its run under the intersection of the goalposts. 3-2 for Doria and Udinese forced to chase. This game, however, does not end to give emotions and in the 82nd minute the Friulians equalized it again with the touch in front of Forestieri, who put in after the Nuytink air bank for the final 3-3.