A match where everything happens on the pitch and off the pitch between Venice and Parma. Starting from the pre-match. On the one hand, the Como fans are out for reasons of public order, on the other, the warmest fans of the Venetians choose to stay outside the stadium for 20 minutes. All this with a real storm, between very strong winds and incessant rain, which rages in the Lagoon. 4 goals, a goal (beautiful) canceled out by Nicolussi Caviglia at the end: in the end a point each for Di Francesco and Fabregas.
What a wind, but Pohjanpalo scores
In the 3rd minute Como was immediately dangerous: a shot from Strefezza, Stankovic took off with a dive. Then ten surreal minutes with Venezia looking for a turn of the ball defused by the weather conditions: each throw takes unpredictable trajectories. At 16′, however, here’s the flash: Busio serves Nicolussi Caviglia, a shot that fortuitously hits Pohjanpalo, a heel deflection that displaces Reina and it’s 1-0.
Como is growing and scary
Stankovic was careful in the 24th minute on Nico Paz’s deflected shot which had become very poisonous. Then another play from the Argentine a minute later, Belotti deflects high from a good position. However, Como is picking up pace. Chance wasted by Fabregas’ team: ball lost by Busio, counterattack not exploited in 4 against 3 which only leads to a tirade from Fadera. What a header from Idzes in the 33rd minute: Belotti was there lurking Fadera’s cross. Como continues to attack, but without really worrying Stankovic.
Second half: ready-go sensational own goal by Candela
The second half begins, and after just 5 minutes Candela commits a sensational naivety by piercing his own goal with an awkward deflection. In the 53rd minute another mess: Doumbia serves a poisonous ball to Zampano who loses the rebound with Fadera who flies into the open field, then the ball to Strefezza who wastes it by sending it wide. A minute later, Pohjanpalo takes the initiative and shoots to the near post, a nice response from Reina.
The Rooster crows: Come forward. Then the Eurogol in Oristanio
Overtaking Como in the 57th minute: Van der Brempt breaks down the right and sets up Andrea Belotti, a first-time shot that leaves Stankovic with no chance. Venezia felt the pinch and didn’t do much for the next ten minutes. It takes an episode to resume the match, which arrives in the 70th minute: Oristanio lets go a cross directly from a corner with a sensational trajectory, with the ball which, also pushed by the wind, ends up directly in the seven.
There is the latest signature: Nicolussi Caviglia, what a goal
The match is fought across the board and real opportunities are missing. In the 88th minute, however, here was the final emotion: Nicolussi Caviglia, supported by Pohjanpalo, unleashed an irresistible right-footed shot that ended up in the corner, bringing the stadium down. However, VAR extinguished all the enthusiasm: the goal was annulled due to Pohjanpalo’s active offside position.