Serie B, matchday twenty-second: Cesena and Salernitana find victory again

Bologna, 18 January 2025 – The team returns to victory Cesena after three defeats and a draw: in the challenge at the Ferraris, the Romagonoli won 2-1 thanks to goals from Antonucci e Donnarumma and give a slap to the very difficult period that has just ended. With this result, the team of Mignani temporarily returns to the playoff zone, awaiting tomorrow's matches. 2-1 also for the Mantova against the Citadel and Salernitana against Reggiana, with mister Breda who finds his first success on the bench of the Campanians in the name of Cherry, author of a brace. The Cremonese wins three points against the Cosenza and certifies the positive moment: now it Spezia, even with one race less, is only three points behind. Modena e Frosinone they share the spoils: at Braglia it ends 1-1 with Darboe who responds to the 55th minute Palumbo. A draw also in the challenge between Bari e Brescia: the red and whites took the lead twice, but on both occasions they were caught up by the team of Bisoli.

Cesena finds victory in comeback

The men of Mignani They won three points for the first time since December 14, beating 2-1 Sampdoria and returning to the playoff zone, albeit temporarily. At the Ferraris the first to rejoice are the Blucerchiati fans, given that at the 8th minute Riccio finds his first goal of the season, with Klinsman who cannot prevent the ball from ending up in the net. In the following minutes, the Cesena takes courage, and after a good move in the 24th minute, finds the equaliser seven minutes later thanks to Antonucci, which beats Ghidotti assisted by Ciofi. At 40' Cesena had the chance to take the lead, but Thank you the goal of 2-1 is due, allowing Sampdoria to close the first half with a draw. In the second half the Bianconeri continued their push towards the goal of the lead, which came in the 62nd minute thanks to Daniele Donnarumma, who puts the ball into the corner after it was served to him delightfully by BIRDMignani's team did not suffer particularly in the last half hour and managed the advantage without too many problems, finding a victory that had been missing for four rounds.

Mantua wins the Tombolato

After a good streak of consecutive useful results, the Citadel loses at home against Mantova, which is moving away from the playout zone. The match comes to life in the 34th minute, when Ruocco finds the 1-0 goal with an assist from mensahCittadella tries to react but does not make the most of the opportunities it creates, and in the 52nd minute the Lombards take the lead 2-0 thanks to a penalty by Mancuso, which leaves no escape for KastratiThe hosts closed the gap seven minutes later with C.V., who beats with his head Party, but fails to avoid defeat. With this result, Mantova rises to 27 points, temporarily in eleventh place, while Cittadella remains at 24.

Salernitana wins: Cerri decides at the end

First win of Salernitana within Breda on the bench in the name of the new purchase Alberto Cerri, author of a brace. The player on loan from As an The match starts well, creating some good chances in the first minutes, but the result in the first half remains stuck at 0-0. The match suddenly changes in the 51st minute, when Ignacchiti he is sent off and leaves his team with ten men, but it is the Reggiana to take the lead in the 62nd minute with I give you, who hits the net after the crossbar was hit by portanovaSalernitana does not give up, and thanks to the very inspired Cherry finds the 1-1 goal in the 76th minute. The match seems destined to end with the result of 1-1, but in the tenth minute of injury time it is still the former Cagliari to stamp the card, scoring the decisive penalty for the three points for the Campanians, who draw level with Sampdoria on 21 points in the standings.

One goal each between Modena and Frosinone

At Braglia the Modena does not exploit the numerical superiority from the 27th minute and only wins one point against FrosinoneThe first real chance of the match comes in the 25th minute with Battistella, who hits the post with a shot from outside the area, only to find himself in numerical superiority two minutes later following the red card for Oyono. At 42' Palumbo unlocks the match, finding his fifth goal in the championship, but in the 55th minute Darboe evens the score. The result does not change until the end of the match: 1-1 between the two teams and one point each, with Modena ending the match with a bitter taste in their mouth for not being able to take advantage of the expulsion of the number 20 of the Ciociari.

Cremonese wins in the final minutes

After almost two months, the Cremonese finds success in front of his fans and closes the gap on Spezia, playing tomorrow against Carrarese. The challenge against Cosenza it's more difficult than expected, with the 1-1 result achieved following the goals of Pimple for the hosts and Ricciardo for the guests who held up until the 85th minute, despite the numerical inferiority of the Calabrians from the 62nd minute due to the expulsion of the author of the goal. The goal of the overtaking came in the 85th minute and was signed by Vazquez, who heads the ball into the net from a cross from Vandeputte, while the final 3-1 was scored by Johnsen in the third minute of injury time.

Bari takes the lead twice, but Brescia doesn't give up on either occasion

A point that does not particularly satisfy either team, with the Bari which remains in the playoff zone awaiting tomorrow's matches and the Brescia who can't get out of the draw. The first half of the match is full of goals: in the 1st minute he scores Lella for the home team, the equaliser in the 30th minute White and at 41' Bellomo brings the Apulians back in front. In the second half, the Lombards come close to equalising in the 64th minute, but a minute later they think about it Bisoli to give yet another draw to his team, thirteenth with 25 points.