It was a bitter sweet Sunday Lunch for Milan Futuro as they suffered their third consecutive defeat in Solbiate Arno. Pescara ran out 3-2 winners at the Chinetti, at the end of a 90 minutes in which the Rossoneri found themselves in front twice – firstly with a great finish from Camarda in the sixth minute, but then again at the start of the second half with the Captain Coubis’ first goal of the season – but always caught conceding on set pieces against the Abruzzesi and being punished beyond their faults. An unfortunate match that ended, in the last fifteen minutes, with Milan Futuro finding themselves a man down as a result of a second booking for Bartesaghi.
The games seemed to have developed in this way throughout the season, and there is a lot of regret, especially as the Rossoneri approached the match in the best possible way, deservedly taking the lead early against a high-level team. In the end, we’re left with just the positive individual performances and an encouraging display, but not enough to move up in a difficult position in the league, which currently sees us third from bottom with survival looking distant. The first game in March will be crucial because we will face Legnago Salus, who are currently bottom of the league, on Sunday 2nd March at 15:00 CET. Let’s go, lads!
MATCH REPORT
The Rossoneri started well, and just after a chance for Magrassi we managed to break the deadlock in the sixth minute: Camarda received the ball deep, took a touch, shifted it onto his right foot and shot low to beat Plizzari. For Francesco, it is his second league goal of the season, fourth overall if we count the Coppa Italia. The guests attempted to bounce back with a shot from Dagasso on the edge of the area, who tested Torriani’s reflexes in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute, Cobus brought down Brosco causing a penalty for Pescara, converted by Bentivegna. The Abruzzesi came close to doubling their lead on a few occasions, especially through the ex-player of the day Tonin. Milan Futuro tried to react with a shot from Quirini in the 33rd minuted, but it was just a brief moment of dominance for the visitors, thanks to a solid clearance by Coubis on Tonin in the 41st minute.
The start of the second half was less lively but the pattern remained the same for the Rossoneri. First, Bartesaghi tested Plizzari with a shot from the edge of the box, and then on the resultant corner, Quirini’s header was met by Coubis who restored our lead in the 56th minute. Milan Futuro controlled the game well, giving very little away – the only notable moment being an ineffective shot from Pellacani in the 58th minute – before the first substitutions made by the two coaches. Torriani did well to react to Cangiano’s shot but couldn’t deny Brosco’s header four minutes later. 2-2 with 70 minutes gone. The game changed in the 77th minute when the Rossoneri went down to ten men as a result of Bartesaghi’s second yellow card. Pescara, with a man more, definitely began to control the match, not conceding much and finding a third goal in the 87th minute: another set piece, Lancini’s header which Torriani could not keep out. Full Time.
