“Crespo has worked for free, sh**s,” the words of Andra Alessia Rossi, the wife of Hernan Crespo, in the wake of her husband’s sacking by Modena at the weekend.
The Gialloblu looked to be on course for a big three points at home to Cagliari only for a late injury time collapse. The defeat saw the club fall to fifth bottom of the table and clinging to their Serie B status by their fingernails.
The defeat there 18th of the season, more than anyone else in the league, eventually saw the long suffering fans reach breaking point as they stormed the press-room after the match demanding Crespo’s head.
His head they duly got, in his stead has come Cristiano Bergodi a man who has occupied the bench at the Braglia on two separate occasions already. It is doubtful however if Bergodi will be the man the usher in a new dawn at a club that is firmly stuck in a rut while its upstart neighbours (Carpi & Sassuolo) take over the role of Kings of the province.
To matters on the pitch now and where better to start than with the faithful events at the Braglia between Modena and Cagliari.
Cagliari looked the more dangerous of the two sides early doors but were unable to break down the desperate Modena rear guard. Then on the hour mark they were given a big boost when Daniele Giorico was sent off for the hosts.
Yet despite being the better team throughout and having the man advantage the Rossoblu were unable to take full advantage. Things surprisingly even took a turn for the worse when on 77 minutes Luca Belingheri side footed home into the bottom right hand corner after some excellent work by Matteo Rubin down the left.
Crespo’s joy was plain to see and it looked as if that joy was set to last but then as it has done so often this season disaster struck. With the clock ticking into the 93rd minute a low cross from the right end touchline somehow managed to evade the mass of Modena defenders and find its way to Diego Farias who slammed it into the roof of the net.
A minute later worse was to follow, the Modena defence showing the solidity of a watering can with a hole in it left Cagliari waltz their way in before Marco Sau finished from five yards out. Cagliari celebrate, Modena explode.
Amazingly the drama at the Braglia wasn’t even the best match of the weekend, that honour goes to Salernitana and Bari who played out a humdinger on Sunday night. The Granata went into the encounter looking to ease their relegation worries while for the Galletti it was all about cementing their play-off position.
Greeted by an electrifying atmosphere showcasing the friendship between the two fan bases the players certainly lived up to the occasion. The visitors opened the scoring on 44 minutes, a deflected cross back into the box from the right hand side fell perfectly into the path of Jacopo Dezi who first time stroked it home from about ten yards out.
The Granata though would not be long in getting level and a minute into stoppage time at the end of the first half Alfredo Donnarumma got his head to a cross from the right putting it down into the bottom left.
The drama quickly picked up again in the second half when on 52 minutes Gianluca Sansone deflected home an effort from distance by Alessandro Rosina. Two minutes after that Riccardo Maniero made it 1-3 finishing into the top left corner from inside the area after a swift attacking move by Bari.
The Granata though were not dead and buried yet and on 58 minutes had drawn one back through Massimo Coda. The former Parma man getting in behind the Galletti defence after they had failed to clear their lines sufficiently at the first time of asking.
Then a minute past the hour it was 3-3, Donnarumma with his second. This time expertly controlling a long ball over from the right before stepping inside his man and curling into the far right coner from about eight yards out.
Incredibly there was still more to come as on 64 minutes Dezi got his second and Bari’s fourth. A corner from the left was headed into the danger zone where and initial effort was saved only for the rebound to once again land at Dezi’s feet and like earlier he made no mistake. 3-4 it finished in a thrilling match down in Salerno.
Crotone slipped off top spot this weekend after the Squali were unable to breakdown Avellino at the Partenio. Not that they will be too worried with the result as they remain very much on course for promotion and a maiden season in Serie A.
Virtus Lanciano’s race up the table hit a speed bump on Saturday afternoon as they lost 0-1 at home to Perugia. Fabinho with the goal for the Girfone on 73 minutes as they move with three points of the play-offs.
Pescara continue to implode as they lost yet again this time to Ternana at the Libero Liberati. Massimiliano Busellato the only goal for the Rossoverde on 78 minutes. The Delfini are now down to tenth. Two other play-off hopefuls Brescia and Novara played out a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Rigamonti.
For Cesena though it proved a very good week indeed as they moved into third after a 3-0 home win over Latina. Camilo Ciano’s fourth minute free-kick opener being the best of the bunch, while the third from Antonio Ragusa definitely being the most comical.
Trapani continue their push for a play-off position with a massive three points away to Spezia, Luca Nizzetto with the all-important second for the Sicilians, 1-2. Livorno’s horror season continues apace as they lost 0-1 at home to fellow relegation rivals Pro Vercelli, Ettore Marchi with a 94th minute pen for the Leoni as the Amaranto drop third from bottom.
Como and Virtus Entella played out a 1-1 draw at the Sinigaglia. Francesco Caputo with the goal for Entella and a Simone Iacoponi own goal getting Como level. A result that does little for either side.
The final match of the weekend was another big six-pointer down towards the bottom between Ascoli and Vicenza. In the end it would be the Biancorossi who would go home with the big three points. An Ebagua double doing the damage as they move above Livorno into 19th. 1-2 it finished.
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Week 33 Results:
Ascoli 1-2 Vicenza, Avellino 0-0 Crotone, Cesena 3-0 Latina, Como 1-1 Virtus Entella, Livorno 0-1 Pro Vercelli, Modena 1-2 Cagliari, Spezia 1-2 Trapani, Ternana 1-0 Pescara, Virtus Lanciano 0-1 Perugia, Brescia 0-0 Novara, Salernitana 3-4 Bari
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