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Benevento achieved a comeback victory at the Provincial Championship, overcoming Trapani after going behind in the first half. The hosts had taken the lead in the 42nd minute with a goal from Lescano, but the Campania team turned the situation around in the last quarter of an hour, driven by a decisive brace from Lanini. The attacker first converted a penalty caused by a foul by Karic on him, then scored the goal for the final 2-1.
Auteri’s words after the match
“It was a difficult challenge which at a certain point became physical: they put it on this level, we also had a good first half. Then the match became nervous, especially the first twenty minutes of the second half. Even a bit of headwind. The changes helped us a lot, we raised our center of gravity and we managed to play in the last 20 metres. Well done Lanini with that amazing conclusion. Dirty match, but these are precisely the matches that take you to the end, we are in Serie C, there are a lot of physical contacts, they with a competitive spirit and malice that are at the limit of what is allowed. It’s an important victory, these types of matches need to be brought home. Meccariello played an excellent match, it’s not that whoever came out did badly. We were good at not falling into neurosis. Given that Trapani is a strong team, but they put it on provocations. Being winter champion is great news, but we have another game to play. I want to close by giving an affectionate greeting to Antonio Chiavelli, our goalkeeping coach, who has had a death in his family.”
In the video below, goals and highlights of Trapani-Benevento 1-2