In front of a record audience of over 17,000 spectators, Reggiana mortgaged the championship by winning 2-1 at Manuzzi. Cesena probably abandons the chances of direct promotion. The goals were scored by Nardi in the first half, the Emilians doubled their lead in the second half with a counter-attack aimed by Varela, unfortunately Mustacchio’s goal in expired time was useless. Reggiana moves to +7 compared to Cavalluccio when there are ten games left at the end of the regular season. It closes with the celebration of the Reggiana players under the 2500 fans of the Curva Ferrovia, but also for the black and whites there is the applause of the fans under the Curva Mare. With 17,130 spectators, Cesena-Reggiana was the match with the most attendance at the stadium in the history of Cavalluccio in Serie C.
VIDEO – The Manuzzi frame
FINAL: CESENA-REGGIANA 1-2
47esimo: GOLLLL OF CESENA!!!! Mustacchio shortens the distance by keeping the flame of hope lit
45th: 4 minutes of recovery
38esimo: corner for Cesena, furious melee in the area with Reggiana who manages to free and on the reversal in front of them finds the goal with Varela who ends the game
36esimo: nice save by Lewis on Varela
35esimo: tiraccio of Chiarello from a good position
31 condition: inside Chiarello and Udoh for Bianchi and Corazza
29esimo: Bianchi’s blow blocked by the defense, Cavalluccio tries, Reggiana defends itself in their own half
25esimo: free-kick conquered by Ferrante: he beats Mustacchio but the defense of Reggiana manages to release
23esimo: very hard entry on Albertini on the right out
19 condition: corner for Reggiana,
18th: out Steven Shpendi and in Ferrante
15esimo: punishment for Cesena, beats Mustacchio who bowls, gap by Prestia and miraculous save by Venturi. Sensational opportunity for the Bianconeri
11th: As soon as he enters Mustacchio comes close to scoring, his diagonal ends wide
Tenth: Outside Adam and inside Mustacchio, inside also Saber for Brambilla
Sixth minute: Albertini in the area fails to finish from close range
Fourth minute: De Rose’s cross and blocks the Reggiana goalkeeper
Record audience: 17,130 spectators at the Manuzzi, at the beginning of the second half a banner for Marco Pantani in Curva Mare
Toscano does not give up
END OF THE FIRST HALF: CESENA-REGGIANA 0-1
40esimo: Reggiana passes with Nardi with an imperious detachment that beats Lewis. Cesena-Reggiana 0-1
34 esimo: blow from De Rose, Venturi stretches and deflects for a corner. Insistent action with the ball reaching the edge of the area in Brambilla, shot just wide. They push the black and whites
31 condition: Albertini’s cross goes wide
28th: the Emilians again with a razor blade from Kabashi deflected for a corner kick
26esimo: ring from Reggiana with a spin from Nardi blocked by Lewis
24th: De Rose’s shot blocked for a corner, beats Brambilla and frees the Reggiana defence
20th: very hard-fought game and still stuck at 0-0
11th: corner for Cesena: save on the line with Reggiana nearly scoring a sensational own goal, corner kick beaten very well by Brambilla
Eighth minute: corner for Reggiana, unravels Adamo
The wait is over, the word goes to the pitch and the public frame at the Manuzzi is exceptional, around 16,000 spectators with 2,500 fans who arrived in Romagna from Reggio Emilia, very noisy in the Curva Ferrovia, immediately skirmishes between the fans. Two battleships with many similarities face each other, divided by four points in the standings. It goes without saying that a possible victory for the Emilians would be an unappealable mortgage on winning the championship. A championship that Cesena wants to reopen, and can only do so with a victory. Both Cesena and Reggiana have built long streaks of consecutive useful results and strings of victories, probably the only difference between the two teams is that Reggiana is back from a year of ‘apprenticeship’ in which they came close to promotion, while Cesena is an instant team built in the summer to try to win immediately, avoiding the playoffs as expressly requested by co-president John Aiello. These are the choices of the coaches, Toscano lines up Cavalluccio with the usual 3-4-1-2 but there are surprises with Luca Lewis defending the posts, the granite defense is made up of Ciofi, Prestia and Silvestri, Adamo and Albertini (not Mustacchio) to guard the wings, with De Rose and Bianchi (captain) in midfield there is Brambilla and not Saber, Corazza and Stiven Shpendi in attack. Aimo Diana proposes the usual 3-5-2 with Venturi; Laezza, Rozzio, Cauz; Guglielmotti, Nardi, Cigarini, Kabashi, Guiebre; Pellegrini, Lanini. Stefano Nicolini whistles. At Manuzzi a spectacular glance with a thrilling pre-match given by the whole Manuzzi stadium, it is certainly, pending the official data, the record of spectators in Serie C.
