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Serie A: Carpi relegated
- Updated: May 15, 2016
Simone Verdi ensured Carpi had to be dragged back into Serie B kicking and screaming as his first-half double clinched a 2-1 victory at Udinese.
On a night when the Bianconeri bid farewell to their 38-year-old striker Antonio Di Natale, who would manage to score one last goal for the club from the penalty spot, Carpi striker Verdi did all he could to keep the second-tier champions in the top flight.
He slotted an early penalty and, after Udinese’s Cyril Thereau was dismissed, danced his way into a position to propel the Biancorossi two goals clear.
Unfortunately for the club from a small industrial town in Emilia-Romagna, 17th-placed Palermo got the win they needed to stay up, thus condemning Carpi.
The Sicilians squeezed past plucky Hellas Verona with only the odd goal in five securing their top-flight status.
Franco Vazquez lifted Palermo, who have employed seven different …
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