Overview
- Pescara lost 1-0 at Padova after 21-year-old loanee Flavio Russo missed an 80th-minute penalty and the hosts scored in stoppage time.
- Russo, on loan from Sassuolo, had replaced the injured Di Nardo earlier in the match and won the penalty he then took.
- Captain Lorenzo Insigne did not step up for the kick and drew criticism, echoing an April 11 match when he yielded a penalty against Sampdoria.
- The dispute grew after coach Giorgio Gorgone cited a list of takers and a knee issue for Insigne, which Insigne challenged in a social post that stressed team-first choices.
- Pescara now must beat Spezia to keep hope alive, with rival results key as Bari can mathematically relegate them with a single point.