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Venezia secured their return to Serie A despite a dramatic draw away to Spezia Calcio (2-2) in the penultimate round of Serie B. The team was leading 2-0 and had a numerical advantage throughout the entire second half, but allowed the equaliser close to the 90th minute.

Even so, Monza’s slip-up against Mantova (3-2), in a match in which Dany Mota scored, mathematically secured a place in the top two, guaranteeing direct promotion. Venezia now depends only on itself to win the title, needing to do better than Frosinone Calcio in the final round, against Palermo.

In the match, Issa Doumbia, a target for Sporting, stood out by setting up Emmanuel Yeboah for the first goal after just seven minutes. Yeboah himself also missed a penalty in the 32nd minute, before Filippo Bandinelli was sent off, leaving Spezia down to ten men.

In the second half, Francesco Sagrado made it 2-0 shortly after coming on, but the home side responded with goals from Mattia Valoti in the 73rd minute and Gabriele Artistico, in the closing moments, rescuing an important point in the fight to avoid relegation.

After finishing 19th in 2023/24, Venezia thus returns to the top tier of Italian football at the first attempt, in a season in which it also increased the value of assets such as Issa Doumbia, who is now on the radar of European clubs and with a clearer path to negotiate with Sporting.

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