Serie B, Frosinone without limits. Reggina falls, Sudtirol does not take advantage of it. Cagliari wins in ten

In Serie B Frosinone’s march continues, beating Cittadella 3-0 at home and conquering the sixth victory in a row. Pisa wins away by overcoming Reggina 2-0 in their third consecutive defeat, 1-1 draw between Sudtitol and Como while Venice beats Spal 2-1. Cagliari beats Benevento 1-0: Sanniti in full crisis.

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Frosinone Citadel 3-0

Yet another showdown of the leaders Frosinone, who clearly beats the Cittadella, conquers the sixth victory in a row and thus strengthens the advantage over the direct pursuers. First portion of the game characterized by rather high pace. The home side started strong right away and came close to scoring after just 3′ following the development of a free kick from the left. Gorini’s boys defend themselves in order and try to make themselves dangerous with quick throw-ins, like in the 21st minute, when Vita kicks weakly from a good position. In the 27th minute the hosts found the advantage: Insigne picked up a short clearance from the defense on the right and let go of a non-irresistible shot that Kastrati let slip, thus giving Moro the simplest of goals. A few seconds pass and the usual Moro served in depth by Mazzitelli escapes the marking of the last man of the Venetian defense Perticone, thus forced to land him close to the edge of the area leaving him outnumbered. At the start of the second half, the canaries double up: Case picks up the ball, aims the entire opposing defense and serves Insigne on the right, who firstly lets go of a serve that slips under the cross. 2′ go by and Caso heads almost for the trio: very good on the occasion Kastrati deflects for a corner. 10′ from the end Mulattieri always headed, perfectly primed by Baez, he scored the third goal for Grosso’s team.

Reggina-Pisa 0-2

At the Granillo, Pisa beat Reggina 2-0. Goals from Gargiulo and Gliozzi decide, for the Calabrians it’s the third consecutive defeat even if third place is still safe (despite Sudtirol’s engagement). In the first half Reggina tries to attack and speed up Pisa but builds only a few chances. In the 14th minute Menez kicks with his right foot but the ball is deflected. In the 20th minute Rivas quickly widens for Fabbian who shoots at the near post but Nicolas saves. Then Rivas tries again but the ball is deflected on the back. In the second half, the show changed with Pisa who came forward with more decision and took the lead in the 18th minute: Sibilli headed the crossbar and Gargiulo sent the net from two steps away with an empty net. In the 24th minute the Tuscans doubled through Gliozzi: penalty whistled for a foul by Pierozzi on Gliozzi himself in the area.

Sudtirol-Como 1-1

Sudtirol recriminates and Como rejoices. The Larians win a precious point on the Druso ground, thanks to a penalty kick awarded by the match director. Penalty that in extremis nullified the fifth consecutive victory for the South Tyroleans. Como relies on the former world champion Fabregas to sew up the web of passes in midfield, a situation which in the 7th minute leads to Poluzzi’s intervention in the area, on Cerri’s gap. The minutes pass but the important actions are absent, so much so that until the half hour the two goalkeepers remain inactive. In the 36th minute a long pitch from Casiraghi forces Gomis to come off the posts and anticipate Rover. In the 44th minute Mazzocchi receives in the center of the area but misses the timing for the shot. 3′ into the second half Cutrone unleashes Poluzzi’s reactivity, who deflects a really tricky shot. In the 9th minute Casiraghi hits a precise inactive ball in the center of the area, where Masiello fails to intercept it, the ball slips towards Mazzocchi who sends it crashing into the billboards. In the 23rd minute Casiraghi starts a raid by Celli who slingshots the diagonal which forces Gomis to deviate for a corner. It’s the prelude to the locals’ goal: Casiraghi scores the assist which is nibbled by Tait and aimed into the net by Zaro. In the 45th minute Como straightens the match: on the line-out for the Larians, Belardinelli is pushed from behind, the referee lets it go and the ball ends up in the space where Gabrielloni and Masiello rush in, the defender impacts the opponent and for the The referee is a penalty that Cerri converts.

Cagliari-Benevento 1-0

A goal by Lapadula is enough for Cagliari to beat Benevento and win the three points up for grabs at the end of a close and balanced match. Few emotions in the match during which the fear of losing took over enough to block the two teams. Up until the 31st minute of the second half when, following Millico’s corner, Lapadula found the right time to mock Jureskin and head in the center. A boon for the Sardinians, who had recently remained ten due to Altare’s expulsion. For the Samnites, who saw Stellone making his debut on the bench, the standings situation is getting more and more complicated.

Brescia-Modena 0-1

A flash from Falcinelli is enough for Modena to beat Brescia 1-0 at Rigamonti: a bitter debut for Davide Possanzini on the Lombard bench. Race with very little emotion. The first ring came in the 30th minute but Oukhadda’s goal from Emilia was disallowed for offside. In the second half the same fate for the swallows with Mangraviti, who was not validated for a goal due to a foul by Bisoli on Gagno from a corner action. The match was decided in the 79th minute with a penalty by Falcinelli, awarded for hand ball by Papetti.

Venice-Spal 2-1

Venezia hits the second victory in a row, beating Spal 2-1 and moving away from the hot spots of the standings. The lagoon players immediately took the lead with an action on the left by Zampano and made concrete by a diagonal from the right by Tessmann, which Alfonso could not reach. Spal struggles to worry Joronen, if not with a few sorties and the guests are seen with a volley from Nainggolan that ended very high. The Ferrara players aren’t precise even behind and Pierini, taking advantage of a header from Pohjanpalo, doubles up stealing the time from Dalle Mura and making fun of Alfonso on the way out. In the second half, Venezia went close to 3-0 in quick succession with Pohjanpalo (post), Zampano (saving on Peda’s line) and Tessmann (rejecting Alfonso). But then Spal went on the net with a header from Dickmann. On more than one occasion the guests came close to a draw but a little Joronen, a little the imprecision of the front, saved Venice.

Ascoli-Perugia 1-0

Ascoli wins again and does it 1-0 against Perugia, chasing away the ghosts of the play-out area. The new coach of the Marches Breda lines up an unprecedented 4-3-1-2 with Falzerano as playmaker, while Castori relies on Matos and Di Carmine. The bianconeri start to attack, but it is a flash in the pan as the red and whites immediately take measures. In the midst of many mistakes by both teams, in the 27th minute the Umbrians claim a penalty for a suspicious touch on Angella in the area. Ascoli gets nervous due to some decisions by the referee who warns Bellusci and Collocolo for protests and Caligara for a foul which triggers the reactions of the landlords. In the second half, the first opportunity was for Lisi who in the 52nd minute forced Leali to take a corner with a shot from inside right. The shock for Ascoli comes with the entry of Marsura who in the 60th minute serves the good ball to Collocolo who scores his fourth goal of the season also thanks to a deflection that displaces Gori. You play less and less between fouls and interruptions. Perugia met again in the 85th minute when Capezzi came close to scoring with a shot from before that went just wide after Casasola’s assist.