Pennarossa saw off Cailungo 3-0 in the Coppa Titano Round of 16 on Tuesday evening, putting themselves in the driving seat for the next stage. The hosts made it three from three at home in this competition this season, and here's the thing — they did it without needing to press too hard.
M. Abouzine broke the deadlock in the twenty-first minute, latching onto a loose pass before slotting past the keeper. The match turned when A. Bua saw red in the thirty-fourth, and by then Pennarossa had already seized control. Cailungo were reduced to ten men and simply could not recover.
S. Belward doubled the lead in the seventieth, picking up the ball on the edge of the box and firing a shot that beat the goalkeeper at his near post. The home side kept their side in it with composure, knowing they had time to do what they wanted.
F. Arba put the game to bed early in the eighty-fifth, collecting a cross and heading home from close range. The visitors were already out of it, and M. F. Tordella's red card in stoppage time felt like a formality rather than a surprise.
Pennarossa now sit nine points clear at the top of their group, while Cailungo's campaign comes to an end in the Round of 16. The hosts have kept three clean sheets on the spin, and this result means they travel to the next phase with momentum behind them.