Another weekend of whirlwind action in Serie B that saw Crotone close in on top spot, while leaders Cagliari crashed and burned in Brescia. There were some big wins for clubs down the bottom, plus another manager has been sent for his tea. The question just remains where do we begin to review it.
I suppose the best place to begin is at the Stadio Rigamonti in Brescia where the Biancoazzurri thought table toppers a lesson or two with a thumping 4-0 win. To make matters much worse for the Rossoblu they are set to be without Captain Daniele Dessena for the foreseeable future after he suffered a sicking double leg fracture after an appalling tackle from Racine Coly which inexplicably only earned the defender a yellow card.
As for the opening goal of the game that came two minutes into the second half and it came via veteran hitman Andrea Caracciolo. Picking up the ball to the right hand side of the box the 34-year-old striker drilled it low and hard across Marco Storari in the goal and into the bottom left hand corner.
Ten minutes later it was two and Caracciolo had a hand in this one as well. A free kick from deep right was floated into the box where Caracciolo got free of his man and headed it down across the six-yard box to the awaiting Tomasz Kupisz who stuck it home and wheeled off in celebration whilst the Cagliari defence threw their hands up in the air in a desperate appeal for offside.
The league leaders were well off the pace and you could sense that Brescia could smell blood. 12 minutes from time they made it 3-0, this time courtesy of Carlos Embalo. The 21-year-old, on loan from Palermo, shot low at Storari’s left hand post, it should have been a reasonably comfortable save for the former Juventus man but it squirmed under his body and in.
The rout was completed in the 93rd minute when Kupisz got his second of the match by coolly rounding the keeper and tapping home. 4-0 it finished a huge win for Brescia and an equally huge loss for Cagliari.
Crotone are now back within one point of Cagliari at the top as they beat a flat lining Spezia side, now under the guidance of Mimo Di Carlo, 1-0 at the Alberto Picco. The only goal of the match coming 12 minutes in when Adrian Stoian just about stuck home his effort from the penalty spot.
Overall it was very much a workman like display from the Rossoblu and a performance that many would equate to a championship potential side. They took the lead early and were able to soak up any and all pressure opposed on them over the remainder of the match. It may have been far from tiki-taka but it is three points and Crotone are proving they are very much the real deal.
Bari remain in third spot after they missed the opportunity to take advantage of Cagliari’s slip up, after they were only able to draw 1-1 away to bottom side Como. It was the basement dwellers who took the lead in this one when 22-year-old former Milan youth team player Simone Ganz gave them the lead on 54 minutes. A cross in from the left hand side found the unmarked youngster in the dead centre in front of the goal and from there he could hardly miss and miss he did not easily heading it past Enrico Guarna.
The lead would only last until the 69th minute when a low cross from the left was strolled back towards the penalty spot to an on waiting Guiseppe De Luca who did the rest fro there. The remaining 20 minutes would largely belong to the Galletti but they were unable to find a way through and it finished 1-1.
Since last we spoke Livorno have gone and sacked manager Christian Panucci and replaced him with the veteran dugout presence of Bortolo Mutti. The former Palermo, Messina, Napoli and Reggina manager to name just a few made his debut in the Amaranto dugout on Saturday afternoon as his side played host to Novara.
Sadly, for Mister Mutti there would be no new manager bounce as the port town club fell to a 1-0 defeat. The only goal of the game coming on 44 minutes when a delicate chip over the top was raced onto by Pablo Gonazalez and Andrea Luci. Luci looked favourite to win it or barring that at least deny Gonzalez from getting there, however out rush Carlo Pinsoglio in the goal causing confusion and allowing Gonzalez to get in between them and flick it up and over the keeper and into the back of the net.
Novara remain fifth while Livorno drop a spot to ninth.
Back to Friday night and Cesena against Pescara in an eagerly anticipated match up. In the end though it proved not to be the most memorable of matches as an Antonio Ragusa header after a free kick was swung in from the left on 12 minutes turned out to be the only goal of the match.
The win for Cesena keeps them in the hunt at the top still only five points off Cagliari, Pescara meanwhile are now sixth.
Meanwhile Perugia are now up into eighth spot after they had a come from behind win away to Avellino. Davide Gavazzi had given the Lupi the lead on 36 minutes with a spectacular volley from outside the area that only gets better with repeat viewing.
The Grifone though got themselves back into the match four minutes into the second half Samuel Di Carmine the man that in the end was able to unlock the Avellino defence. The eventual winner came five minutes past the hour, Vittorio Parigini reacting quickest after an initial shot on goal turned out to be the perfect cross and at the back post Parigini slipped home.
Down at the bottom of the table there was massive wins for Ternana and Virtus Lanciano. The Rossoverde easily dispatching a disappointing Vicenza side 2-0 at the Libero Liberati. Lanciano though rode their luck at times to beat Latina 2-1. The away side had a chance to go 2-1 in front themselves from the spot only for Daniele Corvia to blast it over.
In Modena the pressure begins to mount on Hernan Crespo as his Gialloblu side lost 1-0 to Virtus Entella, Francesco Caputo with the only goal 11 minutes from time, time that was met with plenty of whistles and jeers by the Modena faithful.
Pro Vercelli are up to dizzying heights of 11th after they plunged Salernitana into further danger with a 2-1 win in Salerno. Matteo Mustacchio the man doing the damage as he scored both his sides goals. The first on ten minutes and the second on 77 minutes.
The final match of the weekend took place on Sunday evening and saw Ascoli and Trapani play out a 0-0 draw.
View Week 15 Highlights HERE.
View Table HERE.
Week 15 Results:
Spezia 0-1 Crotone, Cesena 1-0 Pescara, Salernitana 1-2 Pro Vercelli, Avellino 1-2 Perugia, Brescia 4-0 Cagliari, Como 1-1 Bari, Livorno 0-1 Novara, Modena 0-1 Virtus Entella, Ternana 2-0 Vicenza, Virtus Lanciano 2-1 Latina, Ascoli 0-0 Trapani
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