13 on the spin...

Poor old Beneveto Talking point

cut and pastered out of the Guard Ian:

"It would have been remiss of me not to sign off with a mention for poor Benevento, who became the first team across Europe’s top five leagues ever to lose 13 games to begin a new season. It is not the statistic itself, but the way they have reached it that demands attention. They thought they had claimed their first Serie A point a month ago, when they equalised in the 93rd-minute away to Cagliari. Somehow, on that occasion, they contrived to concede another goal seconds later.

This weekend brought fresh indignity. At home to Sassuolo, they fell behind on a goalkeeping blunder – with Alberto Brignoli passing the ball directly to an opponent – before pulling level midway through the second half. Benevento then had a right-back Gaetano Letizia sent off, but clung on until the 92nd minute, when they gave away a penalty on an Andrea Costa handball.

The story does not end here. Domenico Berardi crashed the spot-kick against the bar, granting the home support a moment to believe that their luck might finally have turned. That feeling can only have been reinforced when Brignoli pushed a header from a free-kick wide a minute later. And then, the ensuing corner was sent in from the right. Federico Peluso rose in the middle to head home – and condemn Benevento to yet another defeat."

Ouch

Posted By: Tombs, Nov 20, 16:13:43