Rugby Coppa Italia, Rovigo wins 54-21 in Rome against Lazio

Rovigo 14 December 2024 – In the away match in the Capital victory with bonus for Femi Cz Rugby Rovigo Delta which projects the rossoblù of coach Davide Giazzon first in group 2 of the Italian Cup, accessing the semi-final which will be played at the Mario Battaglini stadium on March 15th.

From the first minutes of the match the Bersaglieri imposed their game in order to score important points; at the 10th minute the result was unlocked. Rovigo found a five-meter touch of the opponents, Frangini at the throw then recovers the oval from the advancing drive and goes over the line for the first goal. Krsul does not convert, 0-5. At 17' Rovigo moves up the field quickly, the three quarters grind out meters, open the game wide to Paganin who recovers and goes undisturbed to score the second goal. Krsul converts, 0-12.

Three minutes later Rovigo prevails again with Sperandio who finds a gap in the defense of Lazio and scores +5 for the rossoblù. Krsul from the spot does not hit the posts, 0-17. At 25' it is still the bersaglieri who add points on the scoreboard: good progress by Sperandio and the three quarters rossoblù, after a series of pick and go in the opponents' five meters it is Pomaro who scores the bonus try, Krsul is precise, 0-24. At 30' another goal for Rugby Rovigo which leads to 0-31 thanks to Bini's goal that finds a gap in the home team's defense and Krsul's conversion. In the final minutes of the first half, the home team Lazio Rugby tries to advance, but is stopped by the rossoblù defense. At 40', referee Pompa sends the two teams to the locker rooms with the partial score at 0-31.

The second half starts in favor of the home team who at 42' find the first points of the match: Pilati, the captain of Lazio Rugby, today in orange jersey, finds a gap in the defense of the rossoblù and forcefully goes over the line. Bianco converts, 7-31. At 45' Rugby Rovigo he responds immediately with the pack, a five-meter touch by the home team, a good drive by the rossoblù that takes Frangini over the line, for his second try of the day. Krsul is precise, 7-38. At 49' another touch in favor of Rovigo in the five meters of Lazio, an advancing drive for Giazzon's boys, Paganin breaks away and flies to score his own second goal of the day.

Krsul adds +2, 7-45. At 58' Lazio tries various incursions into the five meters of the rossoblù, after three touches and a series of pick and go the home team manages to cross the line and find the second goal with Tomasini. Cozzi is precise, 14-45. At 72' the home team does not give up and after a touch in their favor near the goal line, they find the third drive goal with Albanese. Cozzi converts, 21-45. Lazio tries to score the bonus in the last minutes, but a few too many errors prevent them from making the most of it and the match ends in favor of the rossoblù by 21 to 45.

"We have primacy confirmed in the group with the 5 points won", the words of the rossoblù coach. "We saw interesting things but other aspects where we definitely need to improve. It was a great opportunity for those who have not played much until now, and Bettarello from Borsari Rugby Badia made his debut, who trained with us for a week and I'm happy about that. Now we'll recharge our batteries and prepare for the big challenge against Viadana. "

Goalscorers and formations

Markers: pt 11 m. Frangini (0-7), 18' m. Paganin tr Krsul (0-12), 22' m. Sperandio (0-17), 27' m. Pomaro tr Krsul (0-24), 32 m. Bini tr Krsul (0-31), st 42' m. Pilati tr Bianco Mat. (7-31), 46' m. Frangini tr Krsul (7-38), 50' m. Paganin tr Krsul (7-45), 57' m. Tomasini tr Bianco Mat. (14-45), 72' m. Albanese tr Bianco Mat. (21-45)

SS Lazio Rugby 1927: Sodo Migliori (40' Albanese); Bonavolontà (40' Santarelli), Gianni, Bianco Mic.; Giovannini (69' Cozzi); Bianco Mat., Gambarelli; Ferrari; Pilati (cap) (72' Moscioni), Zucconi (60' Perez Boulan); Lavalle, Tomasini; Pesucci (58' Gisonni), Hliwa (70' D'Aleo), Gaddi (40' D'Aleo). Coach De Angelis

Rugby Rovigo Delta: Williams; Bini, Moscardi, Hooks; Sperandio; Krsul (67' Vaccari), Visentin (59' Cantini); Paganin (50' Rossoni); Sironi (46' Ortis), Cosi; Berlese, Zottola (62' Bettarello); Pomaro (41' Della Sala), Frangini (46' Cadorini), Bolognini (46' Lugato). Coach Giazzon