Gattuso and De Zerbi meet again

Milan’s outing to Benevento sees Gennaro Gattuso face Roberto De Zerbi, with the final meeting in the Lega Pro play-offs in 2016.

Ringhio has been appointed as Rossoneri Coach after Vincenzo Montella become as soon as sacked, and this day is his first match on the bench.

Within the different dugout is De Zerbi, who’s calling to cling the Stregoni their first ever Serie A level after a skedaddle of 14 defeats.

This isn’t the important time the 2 Coaches comprise met although, as they had been on opposing sides for the Lega Pro (third division) play-off final.

De Zerbi’s Foggia scored Sixty one dreams in 34 games in Community C, however done five beneficial properties at the abet of the league winners – Benevento.

In Community B, Gattuso’s Pisa aspect done 9 beneficial properties at the abet of SPAL – who comprise additionally now made it to Serie A – with exact 26 dreams conceded all season.

The Lega Pro play-offs are infamous sever abet-throat – exact indubitably one of eight groups would possibly maybe additionally be promoted – however Gattuso’s aspect secured a three-1 cling over Maceratese, and Foggia defeated Alessandria 2-zero.

That allowed every to reach to a two-legged ‘semi-final’, with Pisa drawn in opposition to Pordenone.

The Torri received the important leg at the Enviornment Garibaldi, attributable to a hat-trick from Ignacio Lores Varela, making the 2nd leg a formality, and they duly went via after a zero-zero arrangement.

Foggia, meanwhile, secured a dramatic three-2 cling in opposition to Lecce at the Stadio By technique of del Mare, sooner than marvelous 2-1 in the return leg.

That meant it came the total procedure down to a two-legged final, Gattuso in opposition to De Zerbi for a enviornment in Serie B.

Pisa raced into a 2-zero lead in the important leg in Tuscany, Daniele Mannini and Varela scoring on four and 12 minutes.

De Zerbi’s aspect had been known for their free-flowing attacking football although, and Cosimo Chiricò bought one abet sooner than Pietro Iemmello equalised sooner than the demolish.

The Torri, presumably after some harsh phrases from Gattuso, came out fighting after the demolish and took the lead again via Edgar Cani.

Then, with exact below 10 minutes left, Stefano Avogadri took Mannini down in the box, and the winger stepped up to attain the following penalty.

Iemmello gave Foggia short hope in the 2nd leg with an 89^th-minute purpose, however Umberto Eusepi scored in damage time to steal Pisa to Serie B.

Gattuso become as soon as hit in the head by a bottle thrown from the stands. Each and each tacticians had been despatched off and nearly engaged in a touchline brawl, whereas Foggia fans staged a pitch invasion amid chaotic scenes.

Since then De Zerbi has coached in Serie A, during an in sad health-fated stint at Palermo, whereas Gattuso will assemble his high-flight debut this afternoon.

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