The 29-year-old striker scored the brace that decided the match from the spot «I had calm and a bit of luck on the penalties. The cup? We do not underestimate it “
PAVIA
The hero of the derby, on the Pavia side, is Andrea Zingari, a 29-year-old Milanese striker who scored a brace at the Voghe and a great protagonist to the sound of goals from the Italian start of the season: 4 goals in the last two races bear his signature, those of 2 -2 in the Italian Cup in San Colombano, and the two penalties transformed in the victory at Fortunati over the Rossoneri.
Raised in the youth sector of Inter where he played for ten years, Zingari made his debut in D with the shirt of Seregno, then a brief interlude in Lecco in C2, then in Veneto at Abano Terme. In Lombardy he returned with the shirt of the Accademia Pavese obtaining salvation, then with the Sant’Angelo he won the championship scoring 19 goals. Another promotion with the Fanfulla dall’Eccellenza in D, the passage to the Vimercatese Oreno (today Leon) and the leap in Excellence again with the Sant’Angelo; in the same category he played in the last two seasons with Alcione (13 goals) and Città di Sangiuliano.
Now he was the architect of the important success in the first cross-provincial challenge of 2021-22. «The two penalties? Luckily they managed to achieve both, trying to stay calm, especially before that of the 2-1 in full recovery – says Zingari -. After the referee’s whistle there were protests and even an expulsion in the Voghe, the opponents did everything to try to make me lose concentration, but I put the ball in the right corner ». There is no time, however, to relax, because tomorrow evening at Fortunati (20.30) Pavia is expected to have another derby in the Coppa Italia with the Academy. «We must immediately look ahead and the calendar offers us this challenge – says the blue striker -. We must give continuity to the victory with Voghe first of all because we are only at the beginning and then because we want to move forward in the cup passing the round ».
The twelfth man on the field
A special dedication for the fans. “It was nice to play a game with a lot of public and the encouragement for all 90 ‘of our supporters – underlines Zingari – A push that gave us the strength to immediately recover the 0-1 and to seek victory until the end. . The fans were, to all intents and purposes, our twelfth man on the pitch. “
Enrico Venni