A Vital Victory

Venezia 1 - 0 Grosseto

By all accounts, this was a hard game - to watch and to play. Grossetto are a big, physical side, and they pressed us all over the park, which disrupted our normal passing game.

Chances were few and far between, but it was no surprise to hear that Moro was our main threat, twice coming close to scoring before eventually getting the only goal of the game late on, as pictured.

The only other thing of note from the game was the fact that the curva sud, which was packed and rocking when I was there was half full as the various factions of the Ultras have broken up, meaning that they are now positioned all around the stadium. Hopefully they can sort out their differences, because it was actually quite impressive when I was there to see and hear the packed curva.

Still, an important victory, particularly when you look at our next three fixtures - away to Sassuolo (currently second; they play leaders Monza tonight), home to Lucchese and away to Pisa (who must be the most boring team in the world to watch - they have played 14 games, scored 8 and let in 5!!! What are the bets on a nil-nil in that one?!) Our chances of promotion will be a lot clearer once those three games are out the way - if we can still be within 3 points or so from the lead come Christmas, we have real reason to be optimistic. Here's hoping...!

Serie C1/A

1. Monza P 13 W 7 D 5 L 1 F 20 A 8 Pts 26
2. Sassuolo P 13 W 7 D 5 L 1 F 20 A 10 Pts 26
3. Venezia P 14 W 7 D 4 L 3 F 19 A 12 Pts 25
4. Lucchese P 14 W 6 D 4 L 4 F 17 A 7 Pts 22
5. Pisa P 14 W 4 D 9 L 1 F 8 A 5 Pts 21
6. Pro Sesto W 5 D 6 L 3 F 9 A 7 Pts 21