Fiorenzuola hosts Padova at Pavesi with an eye on the play outs

FIORENZUOLA – PADOVA (on the pitch from 6.30pm)

Penultimate of the championship for Fiorenzuola, who host Padova at Pavesi on Saturday afternoon (kick-off at 6.30pm). The heavy knockout on the Arzignano pitch almost definitively ended the Rossoneri’s hopes of direct salvation, third from last in the standings, six points away – with two days left until the end of the regular season – from Arzignano himself, sixth from last. Barring any upheavals that are difficult to predict at the moment, Tabbiani’s team will therefore compete for their stay in Serie C in the playouts, which will be played with a double match between the penultimate and fifth-last and the third-last and fourth-last; in this sense at Fiorenzuola the last two matches will be important to look for points that allow a better positioning in the standings, with the Valdardesi who after Padova will face Novara in the last championship round, who currently precedes them by two points.

Padova will arrive at Pavesi, already certain of second place in the championship and fresh from the success against Atalanta Under 23. “Fiorenzuola – the words of coach Massimo Oddo on the eve – are recovering many points in the second round, especially after the change of coach . It’s a very organized team that plays good football. It will be a tough match, we must match their hunger and desire: we know that they play a lot, but for us every small detail can be fundamental to achieving a positive mental state to face the playoffs in the best possible way.” In the first leg at Euganeo, Padova won with a clear 3-0 thanks to goals from Belli, Liguori and Bortolussi.