Verona-Salernitana 1-0, Ngonge decides: for Hellas, salvation is no longer a mirage

Verona can now concretely believe in salvation, while Salernitana and Spezia must start to worry. Thanks to a goal by Ngonge, the Gialloblù beat the Campania team and definitively reopen the championship in the hot spots. There are 12 points won in seven games, from January onwards a journey from Europe. For Salernitana, a defeat that once again puts Nicola’s bench in danger. In Hellas home debut from the first minute for the Argentine Adolfo Gaich preferred in Lasagna to replace the injured Djuric. Among the Campania players Sepe is back in goal with the Mexican Ochoa who goes on the bench. Bonazzoli is next to Dia in attack.

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Tense match, full-field duels and first 20′ of absolute study. The golden opportunity presents itself for Verona. Gaich is good at working the ball and serving Duda who instead of giving the ball to Lazovic all alone in front of Sepe decides to go it alone and misses the first chance. The Venetians also found the goal with Ngonge, but the Belgian was offside on Lazovic’s assist. It’s the prelude to the episode of the match: Diog sees Lazovic’s shot who crosses from the far post to the opposite post where Ngonge volleys it in with a left foot. Salernitana does not react, Verona with Depaoli almost doubles. A diagonal from Dia is the only signal given by the grenades, which suggests Nicola to change something.

In the second half Salernitana which, with the entry of Coulibaly, Piatek and Sambia switches to a 3-4-3 formation in an attempt to give more offensive substance to their game. The shock serves because Salernitana takes the field and puts more pressure on the defense of Verona. The hosts’ response to Nicola’s move is also surprising. Change of role between Magnani, booked and Dawidowicz but Hellas renounces the weight forward, Gaich who leaves to make room for a weight midfielder like Abildgaard. Thanks to the Var, the referee takes away – rightly – a penalty from Verona: Pirola in fact touches the ball on contact with Doig. Salernitana in the offensive phase fails to produce and Verona is close to doubling the lead, well done Sepe on Duda. However, the Campania players find the most iccasionissima: Hien misses the advance, Piatek finds himself all alone in front of Montipò who manages to deflect for a corner with a feat. Only in the finale do the guests believe it. Give from the edge with his right just wide. But Verona wins.

Verona-Salernitana 1-0 (1-0)
HellasVerona (3-4-2-1): Montipò, Magnani (19’st Dawidowicz), Hien, Coppola, Depaoli, Duda (40’st Verdi), Tameze, Doig (40’st Faraoni), Lazovic, Ngonge (30’st Lasagna), Gaich (19’st Abildgaard) Coach: Zaffaroni
Salerno (3-5-2): Sepe, Bronn, Ekong (37’st Gyomber), Pirola (34’st Valencia), Candreva (11’st Coulibaly), Nicolussi Caviglia (11’st Sambia), Vilenha, Crnigoj (11’st Piatek), Bradaric, Bonazzoli, Dia All: Nicola
Referee: Valeris of Rome
Networks: 31’pt Ngonge
Corners: 5-1 for Verona
Recovery: 2’pt, 6’st
Ammonite yourself: Bronn, Magnani, Coulibaly, Verdi and Pirola for foul play
Spectators: 20 thousand