Carrara Marble Stadium
At the Stadio dei Marmi a real direct clash with a view to third place between Carrarese and Perugia takes place, with kick-off at 8.30pm. Five days before the end of the regular season, the two teams face each other with the aim of reaching the ranking position which allows them to automatically access the first round of the national phase. The Tuscans, third with 61 points, are in an extraordinary moment of form and have not lost since January 14th (2-3 home defeat against Arezzo): Calabro’s team will try to make the field factor count, given that among the Mura Amiche collected 41 points in 16 games, with 31 goals scored and 9 conceded. On the other hand, the Umbrians, fourth at 59 points, are called upon to undertake a feat, but not an impossible one given the value of the squad: the red and whites have collected 7 points in the last three outings and are coming off a 2-2 draw at home against Pineto . Showing up for the appointment with nothing to lose and everything to gain can be a significant advantage for the men of Formisano. There is certainly no shortage of ingredients for a thrilling and spectacular match. The first leg ended 1-1, with goals from Capello and Matos.
CARRARESE HERE – Calabro will have to do without Giannetti, but recovers Morosini and Schiavi, who, even if half-service, will be on the bench. In place of the class of 95, Zuelli is likely to be employed from the first minute. This is how the coach presented the challenge: «It will absolutely not be a decisive match. Even if we won we would make an important but not definitive brick. Everyone will try to prevail without making too many calculations. We want to consolidate third place, but to say that we are racing against Perugia is an understatement because we also want to remain the best third of the three groups.”
HERE PERUGIA – Out due to Lisi disqualification and Dell’Orco injury. Formisano, however, finds Bartolomei and Vulikic again. On the eve of the match, midfielder Emanuele Torrasi spoke: « It’s a fundamental, demanding match against a strong opponent like Carrarese. We have prepared ourselves as best we can and we have a great desire to obtain an important result.” This is echoed by winger Cancellieri, who expressed words of esteem towards the group and the coach: «This year I found a beautiful group and a great staff. Coach Formisano is very concrete, he clearly explains what we need to do on the pitch. We are working hard to achieve our goals and we want to overcome the Carrarese.”
These are the probable lineups for the match that you can follow via TuttoC.com’s LIVE MATCH:
CARRARESE (3-4-2-1): Bleve; Coppolaro, Di Gennaro, Imperiale; Zanon, Zuelli, Capezzi, Cicconi; Della Latta, Panic; Hair. Available: Mazzini, Tampucci, Di Matteo, Illanes, Belloni, Boli, Cerretelli, Grassini, Palmieri, Sansaro, Schiavi, Finotto, Morosini. Trainer: Antonio Calabro.
PERUGIA (3-4-1-2): Adamonis; Mezzoni, Lewis, Vulikic; Paz, Iannoni, Torrasi, Cancellieri; Kouan; Sylla, Seghetti. Available: Abibi, Angella, Bozzolan, Bartolomei, Giunti, Matos, Ricci, Cudrig, Agosti, Souare, Polizzi, Vazquez. Trainer: Alessandro Formisano.
Referee: Ermes Fabrizio Knight of Paola. Assistants: Roberto D’Ascanio from Roma 2 and Andrea Maria Masciale from Molfetta. Fourth official: Adam Collier from Gallarate.
