Seen the sudden postponement of Monopoli–Palermo due to an alleged outbreak of covid-19 among the Apulians, the thirty-second round of Group C of Serie C opens with the great home victory of Catania over Avellino. The rossazzurri unlock the match after just three minutes with a deflected free-kick by Andrea Russotto who mocked the opponent’s goalkeeper. About half an hour later the Etna team strike up a perfect counterattack and double with Russotto’s second personal goal. Before returning to the locker room, the green-and-whites shorten the distance with a penalty won by Santaniello and transformed by Santo D’Angelo. In the second half the home team struggled and in the 95th minute they also took away the satisfaction of scoring a shot from the spot (after having missed the last two), made by Manuel Sarao, who closes the accounts and gives three points to his team. The Sicilian team, on the next day against Cavese last in the standings, wins the first challenge under the technical guidance of Francesco Baldini and gets back in the running to climb some positions. The Campania region, on the other hand, remains firmly in second place.
The Catanzaro takes advantage of the bad period of Bari and wins the direct match, shortening to only two lengths from the third in the standings. The Giallorossi opened and closed the match at the beginning and at the end of the second half with goals from Di Massimo and Evacuo (from eleven meters), who signed his 200th goal as a professional. The cockerels lose the second away match in a row and risk also losing the third position, precisely in favor of the Calabrians.
The Ternana does not betray and beats the Vibonese by measure at the Libero Liberati Stadium. The match winner is the usual Anthony Partipilo, author of fifteen goals in the league and current top scorer of the tournament. The red-green, who on Wednesday will be involved in the recovery of the match against Potenza, stretch on Avellino and put another half foot in Serie B.
The Viterbese stops Foggia at the Pino Zaccheria Stadium: Federico Baschirotto responds to Michele Rocca, who uncorks the match by transforming a penalty kick at the end of the first half, with a winning shot at the dawn of the second half. The Rossoneri, who will face Palermo next weekend, maintain a solid position in the play-off area, while the Gialloblù remain far from tenth position.
Potenza wins the battle against Bisceglie. After a quarter of an hour, Antonio Sepe gave the hosts the lead with a header, but in the second 45 ‘Yannick Makota regained a tie. In the end, however, Francesco Salvemini from outside the box signs the definitive 2-1 for the rossoblù, who slightly move away from the play-out area. For the star-studded Nerazzurri, who will face Ternana next weekend, the chances of direct salvation are decreasing more and more.
Virtus Francavilla is a privateer on the Teramo field, surprisingly winning with the winning goal of Nicola Ciccone. The red and white maintain their placement among the top ten, while the blue and white – who will meet Avellino next day – thus interrupt a negative streak of nine consecutive unsuccessful results, removing the danger in the play-out area.
Casertana risks but defeats Cavese. At half an hour the guests surprisingly took the lead with a header from Francesco Gerardi and in the second half Mario Pacilli equalized the score from the spot. Subsequently the guests lose their heads and within ten minutes there are nine men left due to the expulsions of Gerardi and Scoppa. So the hosts put their heads ahead with a network from Sebastiano Longo at the end. The rossoblùs keep a close position in the play-off area, the team of Cava de ‘Tirreni instead remains the rear of Group C.
Juve Stabia does not stop and against Paganese he struck his fourth consecutive victory ever and his sixth away from the Romeo Menti Stadium. At 17 ‘Alessandro Marotta puts his signature on the scoresheet, scoring the seventh goal in the last four matches. At 29 ‘, however, Abou Diop pushes a loose ball into the net and balances the result. In the first minutes of the second half the defender Marco Caldore comes out on two corners and puts in the 1-2 and the final 1-3. The azzurrostellati, in the next round engaged with Bari, remain bogged down in the playout area, while the yellow-blue fly, making a placement in the top ten more and more secure.