Simon Harrasser impressed in the Serie C Cup.

Simon Harrasser as celebrated penalty hero

The ball starts rolling again in Italy's professional leagues this coming weekend. South Tyrol's footballers have already been in action in cup competitions over the past few days. In our "Out of the Field" section, we take a look at the performances of the local footballers.

August 17, 2026

From: dl

In the Serie C Cup Simon Harasser The celebrated hero of Sorrento. The 20-year-old goalkeeper kept a clean sheet during regular time, before Sorrento won the penalty shootout against Giugliano 3-2 thanks to Harrasser. His fellow goalkeeper Daniel Theiner He was on the bench at his new club, Forli. Manuel Fischnler Ravenna already lost 3-5 away against newly promoted Benevento last week, playing the entire match.

The defenders Luke Sinn and Jonas Heinz or attacker Lorenzo Sgarbi They were both in the starting lineup for their new clubs. Heinz lost 1-2 with Salernitana against Scafatese Calcio. Sinn received a second yellow card for Lecco after 81 minutes. Ultimately, the team managed by former FCS coach Federico Valente was eliminated by Desenzano in a penalty shootout. Sgarbi celebrated a 1-0 victory with Sambendettese against his former club Pescara.

Wieser's coup with Mantua

David Wieser Mantova, however, achieved a sensation in the Coppa Italia. At the Stadio Olimpico, the Serie B club beat the overwhelming favorites Lazio, led by their new coach Gennaro Gattuso, 2-0. Wieser was substituted on ten minutes before the end and witnessed the decisive moment on the pitch. Emanuele Zuelli played a strong game for his new club Padova in the 0:1 away defeat against Udinese Calcio.

Manuel DeLuca (Cremonese) Simone Zanon (Pisa) will only be in action with their clubs in the Italian Cup on Monday evening. In the second German Bundesliga, Simon Straud did not play in Dynamo Dresden's 1-0 home win against Darmstadt 98.