MESSINA – Eve for coach Giacomo Modica’s Messina: tomorrow evening the 37th day of group C will be played and the last home match of the regular season in front of the home crowd. The opponent Potenza is coming from a complicated moment and the biancoscudati will want to take advantage of it to mathematically close the issue of salvation. If Messina were to win or at most draw they would be certain of maintaining the category, even in the event of a defeat and concomitant non-victory for Monopoli in Crotone, president Sciotto’s team would have achieved their seasonal goal a day early.
Among the Peloritani players, as mentioned, Lino Ortisi will not be available, having undergone surgery and the season is over for him, and the suspended Lia and Frisenna. The team carried out the usual training between Marullo di Bisconte and the match at San Filippo. Today there will be finishing on the synthetic and around lunchtime Mr. Modica will speak to the press.
The opponent in crisis
Potenza is behind Messina in the standings with 41 points, three points behind the Biancoscudati. The Lucanians would be safe at the moment given their position in the standings but they don’t want to risk complicating their path and will therefore try to come out of a negative period. In the last four matches only one point has been achieved, the last victory dated March 18th, 1-0 against Picerno at home.
Away from the friendly walls, the team that will visit Franco Scoglio tomorrow has not won since the trip to Brindisi on January 7th, between the old and the new year came the only two victories of the season away from Alfredo Viviani, the first was on the 23rd December on the Virtus Francavilla pitch.
During the season the Lucanians changed technical leadership five times: Colombo started, replaced by De Giorgio for one game, then it was Lerda’s turn but he too gave way to De Giorgio who led Potenza for two games on the bench. From the 20th to the 36th Marco Marchionni was unable to give the right jolt to the owners and in the last two Pietro De Giorgio was recalled.
The precedents between Messina and Potenza
It’s difficult to imagine what form the Lucanians will present in tomorrow evening at Franco Scoglio. The precedents, however, smile on Messina who have never lost in the last two and a half seasons in which they met with Potenza in Serie C. A goalless draw in the first leg, in an away match where it was important above all not to lose against Messina who began their recovery a couple of days earlier.
Last season, another draw at Messina in the first leg was the last point of Auteri’s management with much regret because it arrived by being put back in the second half. While in the second leg we won a privateer with Balde’s goal in the second half, it was the three points that temporarily took us out of the playout grid.
Victory two years ago in a 2-3 away game in Capuano’s first match on the Messina bench as a former player, also a 2-0 victory in the return match at Franco Scoglio with Piovaccari scoring one of the best goals of his experience in Messina.
And always cca
For the last home match of the year, ACR Messina launched the “e semu sempri cca” initiative to encourage fans to participate. For the meeting on Sunday 21 April 2024, at 8.00 pm, a dedicated entrance will be reserved for season ticket holders. It is sufficient to show the purchase receipt and show an identity document. The entrance gates to the stadium will open at 6pm
As regards disabled people, the company informs that access to the stadium area is permitted only after displaying the badge issued by the municipal authorities. The cars, in agreement with the Municipality of Messina which is taking care of the construction of the spaces reserved for the disabled, will be able to park near the entrance to the Central Grandstand, in correspondence with the perimeter below the motorway junction, in order to facilitate access to the stadium. Those who do not have the badge, due to temporary disabilities, are advised that the Misericordia will provide a transport service with its own vehicles, from the barrier facing the Curva-South. In this case it is necessary to book transport by sending an email to [email protected] (indicating Trasporto Misericordia in the subject).
We also inform you that the presale of tickets for the Acr Messina-Potenza match on Sunday 21 April 2024 is open. Tickets can be purchased at authorized sales points in the city and province or on the postoriservato.it website. From 6.30 pm, the PalaRescifina box office will be open. Those who have 100% certified disabilities are entitled to free entry, upon request for accreditation to be sent to [email protected]. The presale for the guest sector will close on Saturday 20 April 2024 at 7.00 pm.
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