Marin, the boy of destiny: Benetton Rugby beat Glasgow Warriors at the last second

After the drop that punished Edinburgh, the free kick that rules Glasgow still comes from the foot of the 19-year-old mestrino: it ends 19-18

TREVISO. He is young. Wrong eh, and how: less than 8 ‘from the end he threw an easy (if there is one) free kick to go forward. But, of course, he’s one with balls. If you get the last possible chance, roughly from the same pitch, and you know that, in the event of a mistake, your team will lose, you must have all the courage in the world to want to try. But Leonardo Marin is like that. He has balls. And Benetton wins.

The story of Benetton-Glasgow inevitably starts from the tail, with the United Rugby Championship returning after a month’s break (even if the Zebras are blocked in South Africa due to the Omicron variant) to the delight of Monigo’s fans. It starts from the queue because it tells of a comeback (it will end 19-18) against the other Scots, mocked (as it happened two months ago in Edinburgh) always in Monigo and always by the fairy foot of the 19 year old Leonardo Marin, opening launched for the first time from the beginning given the injury to Albornoz, a decisive result once again.

First, of course, there was the goal at the beginning of the match by Rhyno Smith, the return of the Warriors (Dempsey first and Darge then) before the new seal of Pettinelli, with the teams giving it to each other. Thompson struck twice from the outside, Marin did the same but failed at the climax. Before the last second. The photo is that of Tiziano Pasquali, who does not have the courage to watch, hugs his teammates on the bench and then snaps as soon as the roar of Monigo starts: everyone hugs Marin, 19 years old and such great courage.