Torres went from a defeat that could have triggered a crisis to the regret of a missed victory , with the referee, after reviewing the VAR, declining a penalty for a fairly clear armball. The match ended 1-1 in Sestri Levante against newly promoted and modest Bra.
The rossoblù didn't have a brilliant match, suffering from the absences of the usual Mastinu (who will return in a month) and the suspended Brentan .
In midfield, Masala and Zecca did not make their experience count and only the flashes of Lunghi (shot in the 24th and 26th minute but without finding the target) and Musso (shot under the crossbar deflected by the goalkeeper after half an hour) lent any danger to the action.
The home team took the lead in the 35th minute following a throw-in: Antonelli headed the ball just wide and Sinani fired a powerful shot, with Petriccione just missing.
In the second half, the changes arrived in the 71st minute (a bit late) but were decisive: in the 74th minute, Fabriani put in a ball that Diakite turned in. In stoppage time, the goalkeeper produced a miracle save from Sala's shot and cleared it off the line after a subsequent deflection by Musso.
Torres, however, requested VAR for the previous play, where Maressa, following a Scheffer cross, struck the ball with a raised arm. The referee looked at the monitor but denied a legitimate penalty. And it's worth remembering that in the first half, he had already taken back a player's red card and a penalty for holding Musso in the penalty area.
