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Spal report cards: Thiam and Rossi decisive, midfield in trouble

Photo by Damiano Fiorentini

by Andrea Mainardi

Thiam 7: The winner comes out of the duel with Kargbo, to whom he denies the path of the goal in the first half with two important interventions. Also good on Maric in the second half.

Dickmann 5.5: Unrecognizable in the first half especially in the defensive phase where he leaves Schnegg free in the occasion of the one to zero coming out badly on Kargbo. He grows in the second half by putting a couple of interesting crosses in the area.

Vicar 5.5: Kargbo drives him crazy with his speed even though he manages to contain him on a couple of occasions. It is not easy for him now to play ‘Mazza’. He comes out at half-time for a hip shot.

Capradossi 5.5: He too struggles to contain the accelerations of Kargbo and Marras, also getting caught in the middle of the action of the Crotone goal. Better paired with Meccariello in the second half.

Celia 5: He starts well with an appreciable cross for Vido’s head, but then he suffers a lot from the combinations between Marras, Kargbo and Calapai finding himself tactically confused. Bravo Festa to reject his shot in the first half.

From Riva 5: A nice header and nothing more. Shredded by opponents who constantly put him in difficulty from a tactical and physical point of view. Performance to forget.

Zanellato 5: As an ex, he doesn’t regret it. Venturato re-proposes it in directing but fails to correctly interpret that role in both phases. A little better when he returns as a mid-winger in the second half.

Pinato 5.5: Enterprising from an offensive point of view throughout the match even if he headed in the second half he could have done better. How the whole team trudges on the defensive stage.

Mancosu 5: Among those who surprise the most in the negative in the first half due to the banality of the mistakes made, even if he manages to commit Festa on an assist from Colombo. Something better can be seen in the second half including the launch from which Rossi’s goal was born.

Colombo 5.5: Start well, struggling and finishing in a couple of circumstances. Slowly then he slips out of the game failing to affect especially the high balls.

View 5: Two attempts at the start then many measurement errors that push Venturato almost to change it before the break.

Meccariello 6.5: It is difficult to understand how Venturato does not see him as a permanent owner. Practically flawless second half.

Esposito 6: While not sparkling, its entrance offers a minimum of geometry and temperament in the middle of the field.

Finotto 5.5: We see little and in the final he is not reactive enough to exploit a potential goal ball in a small area.

Melchiorri 6.5: He relies on his experience by making a valuable contribution to the cause. First he severely commits Festa from a tight angle and finally he is good and stubborn in putting the ball in the middle then sent to the net by Rossi.

Rossi 6.5: If Spal were to be saved, great credit would also be due to the five points that ‘Pepito”s goals have brought as a dowry so far. He chooses the most important moment to find his first goal at the ‘Mazza’ with a play as a true striker.

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