Reggia 3-0 Cosenza: Visitors tumble to league leaders
Reggina eased past Nuova Cosenza in a 3-0 victory on Saturday at Stadio Oreste Granillo. REG were looking to get back to winning ways after losing their last match 1-0 to Modena while NUO were able to continue their winning streak after a 3-1 win against Como in their last match. REG and NUO are 1st, (18 points) and 8th, (11 points), spots respectively, after 8 matches.
REG started the match strongly, when Rivas opened the rout, 9 minutes in. The first half ended 1-0.
REG started the second half with renewed vigour, when Ménez found the net, at 52 minutes. However they weren’t finished yet and Pierozzi made it 3-0 in the 62nd minute to make it 3-0.
Substitutions for REG included Canotto, Liotti, Gori, Cicerelli and Giraudo for Ricci, Hernani, Ménez, Rivas and Di Chiara, respectively. NUO replaced Vallocchia, Brignola, Ciro Panico, D’urso and Voca for Kornvig, Pietro Martino, Gozzi, Butic and Caló.
REG will next travel to Parma, while NUO will face Genoa at home.
Technical card: | |
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Reggina: | Colombi, Gagliolo, Cionek, Di Chiara (Giraudo, min.84), Pierozzi, Majer, Hernani (Liotti, min.68), Fabbian, Rivas (Cicerelli, min.83), Ménez (Gori, min.68) and Ricci (Canotto, min.61) |
Nuova Cosenza: | Matošević, Michael Venturi, Rigione, Ciro Panico (Gozzi, min.56), Rispoli, Voca (Caló, min.66), Brescianini, D’urso (Butic, min.66), Vallocchia (Kornvig, min.56), Brignola (Pietro Martino, min.56) and Larrivey |
Stadium: | Stadio Oreste Granillo |
Goals: | Rivas (1-0, min. 9), Ménez (2-0, min. 52) and Pierozzi (3-0, min. 62) |

