Final result: Juve Stabia-Cesena 1-0
JUVE STABIA
Thiam – Compared to the Salerno match he shows more confidence in his exits, only on one occasion does he miss but there are no opponents ready to shoot at the goal.
Roger 7 – The celebration after winning a free kick certifies the strength of a group that has a mad desire to continue to amaze. Excellent performance for concentration and physical strength.
Varnier 7 – A rock, one of the best central defenders in the Serie B championship and a player who is too often underestimated. Impeccable in marking, at times even elegant in his ball-and-chain releases.
Bellich 6,5 – He comes close to scoring yet another goal in the Vespa shirt, but Donnarumma sacrifices himself and tells him no. Virtually nothing passed through his area. And now it's no longer news.
Floriani Mussolini 7 – The first goal among professionals is never forgotten, let alone if it arrives close to Christmas and is worth the third consecutive victory. Something that hadn't happened in B, in those parts, for 12 years. It becomes decisive again after 3-4 weeks, just enough. From 87'Zuccon sv.
Leone 7 – In name and in fact, a complete footballer who, in the 90th minute, takes the luxury of stopping a ball close to his own penalty area, sending two opponents to the bar with the same feint. He draws trajectories like a great player and is the most applauded by the home crowd. Never was a renewal more deserved.
Pierobon 6.5 – Every time he is called into action he manages to be ready, a bulwark to protect the defense capable of forming a complementary and close-knit tandem with Leone. From 87'Baldi sv.
Forts 6 – At times we saw the devastating one-on-one player who, at the beginning of the season, left many professionals speechless. After the yellow he is forced to manage himself. From the 65th minute Rocchetti 6 – He enters a difficult moment of the match and performs very well.
Piscopo 6.5 – The assist was beautiful, resulting in the first goal among the greats for Mussolini, shortly afterwards he drove the crowd crazy with a feint that disorientated two opponents and allowed him to complete a superb move which was closed by him with a shot wide that was just shy of excellent position. Deceived, in the circumstance, by Mussolini's deviation. He runs for four and sacrifices a lot when not in possession. From 75' Meli 6 – Generous contribution in the finale.
Candellone 6.5 – He doesn't find his fourth consecutive goal, but he is now a very precious player in Pagliuca's tactical board. Lots of intelligent movements to bring the opposing arms out of position and encourage the insertions of the yellow and blue midfielders.
Adoring 6 – Nice duel with Prestia, compared to the beginning of the year he has also acquired that pinch of competitive malice and wickedness that he was missing. A nice dribble in the middle of the pitch is worth a beautiful counterattack by his team. It falls at the end. From 75' Artistic 6 – He manages to keep the team up with great physical work. He scores the 2-0, but clearly offside.
Guido Pagliuca 7.5 – His team has also improved in reading moments and understands when to attack and when to slow down the pace. At times we see actions that exalt all football fans. A dream 2024.
CESENA
Klinsmann 6 – Floriani Mussolini heads him and puts him in the corner. For the rest he doesn't have to make particularly complicated saves.
Short 5 – In great difficulty throughout the first half, he was out of position when Mussolini headed the ball and scored the 1-0. In the second half, at times, he played as a winger, but only stood out for a few bad passes.
Prestige 5 – Strangely nervous, Dionisi pardons him and doesn't extract a mystery that would have been sacrosanct. Always in difficulty in the physical duel with Adorante. From 57' Ciofi 5 – Forty minutes available, but he certainly wasn't the one who could change the fate of the match. He suffers from the speed of his opponents.
Mango 5.5 – A little better than his teammates, he commands respect especially in the air. But finding sufficiency today at Cesena is a difficult task.
Jesse 4 – Impalpable for an hour, he wastes the only real restart of the whole match by missing an easy pass. Not happy, he gets sent off at the end for protests, in the best case scenario he will miss the match against Cremonese.
Calò 5 – He wanted to make a good impression as an ex and was among the few to play a good number of balls and with decent quality. He had a chance from 20 meters but shot wide. Inaccurate, and it's new, on dead balls.
Francesconi 4.5 – The players across the street in the yellow and blue jerseys ran at the double and pressed all over the pitch, constantly arriving first on the ball. And he lost all the duels. From 83' Bastoni 5 – Just enough time to get a yellow (which was almost orange) which will make him miss the next race. Foul and nervous.
Donnarumma 6 – The only one, like the goalkeeper, to deserve a pass. With at least two decisive interventions he allowed his team to stay afloat until the end. Inexplicably replaced. From the 65th minute Celia 5 – Half an hour without affecting.
Berti 4.5 – Suffering when not in possession, never active in the attacking phase. Perhaps the worst performance of the season. Song 57' Kargbo 6 – He's not in top form yet, but he brings in at least a minimum of unpredictability.
Antonucci 4.5 – On dark days it should be the highest quality players who turn on the light. Instead he never touches the ball and struggles to find his position. Rejected. Dal 65' Van Hoojidonk 5 – Another wasted opportunity.
Recommended 4.5 – Varnier is a block and never lets him kick on goal. Replacing Shpendi wasn't easy, but he played as well as he could.
Michele Mignani 4.5 – It's true that the ranking is excellent compared to the human material available, but it's equally true that away performances have often been negative and in the past he had already collected more than he deserved. Today a dull team and totally without ideas.
