Avellino and Catania were played today, a match valid for the thirtieth day of the Serie C Now championship, group C. The green and white coach, Michele Pazienza, chooses to continue using the 4-3-3 game system. He puts Ricciardi and Frascatore on the field as external defenders and lets Armellino and De Cristofaro play after their disqualification. In attack, confirms the presence of Gori. In the 8th minute, the first shot of the match came from Etna, with Costantino kicking hard from a tight position towards Ghidotti. The Wolves goalkeeper did well to block the central shot. Ndoj tried on a free kick in the 19th minute, but his shot from over 25 meters ended up over the crossbar. The match breaks the deadlock in the 30th minute: Sgarbi goes away on the right and puts it in for Rocca, who is not wrong. The former player puts the Wolves ahead with his first goal in the green and white jersey. Three minutes and Avellino doubles: De Cristofaro passes the ball to Sgarbi, who has space to reach the back and serve Gori positioned in front of the door. Gori hits a header and the Wolves double the score. At the end of the first half, Avellino also scores a hat trick: Sgarbi launches De Cristofaro. The midfielder advances 30 meters with the ball at his feet and shoots towards goal. Furlan deflects the shot onto the post, but De Cristofaro scores the third goal from the rebound. Spectacular first half for Avellino, who dominated Catania with a score of 3-0. The goals bear the signature of the former Rocca, Gori and De Cristofaro.
Catania forcefully reopens it in the second half
Al 50′, Marsura resolves a confusion in the area following a cross from Zammarini. He manages to control the ball to evade Ricciardi’s marking and shoots towards goal. Although it was not an irresistible shot, probably deflected, Ghidotti was unable to block the shot. Two minutes and Catania is fully back in the game: after a cross from the right, Cionek fails to hit the ball with his head as expected. Ricciardi is surprised and, behind him, Castellini scores. In the 66th minute, on the corner kicked by Palmiero, Cionek jumps highest of all 4 meters from the Catania goal, but his header is too weak to surprise Furlan. In the 78th minute, finally, Avellino makes poker: Raffaele Russo diving header for a goal which is a liberation, for him and for us. In the 85th minute, the Wolves lead a lethal counterattack, led by Ricciardi, who passes to Frascatore. The latter is useful Liotti, who beats Furlan with a diagonal shot. Avellino regains victory at Partenio-Lombardi. The goals were scored by Rocca, Gori and De Cristofaro. In the second half, Marsura and Castellini reopen the match, but goals from Russo and Liotti definitively close the match.
The scoreboard of Avellino-Catania 5-2
AVELLINO (3-5-2): Ghidotti; Cionek, Rigione, Frascatore; Ricciardi, De Cristofaro (44′ st Dall’Oglio), Armellino, Rocca (11′ st Palmiero), D’Ausilio (11′ st Liotti); Gori (26′ st Russo), Sgarbi (26′ st Marconi). Available: Pane, Pizzella, Llano, Tito, Mulè, Pezzella, Tozaj. All.: Patience.
CATANIA (4-3-3): Furlan; Castellini, Curado, Kontek, Celli; Sturaro (26′ st Welbeck; 42′ st Chiarella), Ndoj (1′ st Bouah; 11′ st Cicerelli), Zammarini; Peralta (26′ st Cianci), Costantino, Marsura. Available: Torrisi, Albertoni, Haveri, Tello, Monaco. All.: Lucarelli.
REFEREE: By Francesco from Ostia Lido.
SCORER: 30′ pt Rocca (A), 33′ pt Gori (A), 45′ pt De Cristofaro (A), 5′ st Marsura (C), 7′ st Castellini (C), 32′ st Russo (A) , 39′ st Liotti (A).
NOTES: approximately 5,500 spectators. Yellow card: Frascatore (A), Lucarelli (C), Peralta (C), Gori (A), Curado (C). Corners: 8-4.