Last, sad ninety minutes of the championship, those who await theOlbia in the 38^ day of the Group B from the Lega Pro 2023/2024. The whites, on stage at Bruno Nespoli Sunday 28 April at 8:00 pmsay goodbye to Serie C for now in the match against SPALuntil the last round the unlikely protagonist of the fight not to be relegated (see the moment of the two teams here). There SPAL (Ars et Labor Sports Club), founded in 1907boasts numerous participations in the A league and to Serie B and returned to Serie C after seven years in a row in the higher categories. Several players have grown up with the blue and white shirt, such as Hair, Reja and Armando Peakscaptain of the Great Inter. In more recent times, players such as have passed through Ferrara MeretItalian champion with Napoli, but also Giuseppe Rossi And Paloschi. Over the years, technicians such as De BiasiFerruccio Mazzola and the two former Cagliari players Cheer up And Simplearchitect of the double promotion between 2016 and 2017. In the last season of B seriesthe white-blue club also welcomed a world champion like de Rossi, current Roma coach, in his first adventure as a coach. So let’s find out the whites’ opponents in the next round.
The coach and the module
SPAL’s troubled season is also reflected on the blue and white bench. Greeted Leonardo Colucciin charge from the 7th to the 24th matchday, that Domenico is back at the helm of the Ferrara team By Carlo who had started the season, until the change with Colucci. Dominic By Carlohighly experienced coach with more than 450 benches between Serie A and Serie Bled several important markets, including Parma, Sampdoria, Chievo, Livorno, Cesena, as regards the teams trained in the top Italian championship, but also Mantua, Vicenza, Spezia and Novara. Last season Di Carlo led the Pordenone in second place in Group A of Serie C, only to surrender to Lecco in the promotion playoffs. He was therefore chosen by blue-white society to attempt an immediate rise to Serie B, an objective that failed early. So the Lazio coach was called back with the new task of confirming the category. Since his return, Di Carlo, instead of the attacking trident tried at the beginning of the season, has fielded SPAL with a classic and organized 4-4-2perfect module to deliver stability, which allowed the Estensi to maintain the category.
The key duels
If it is true that Sunday’s match has nothing more to say regarding the standings, it will still be ninety minutes which could give different directions for the future to both teams, as well as allowing the Gallura people to say goodbye to Serie C in a dignified way, awaiting any developments in terms of repechage. In fact, if it is difficult for the current group to fully accept a drop in category, with several key players who are on loan (above all Motola And Rinaldi), it will then be important to understand what the players to start from. Make room then for young people like Mamelione of the rare positive discoveries of the season, who could take over the reins of the midfield in a match that is difficult to interpret, against midfielders with a lot of experience behind them, such as Buchela dynamic midfielder who arrived in January and has made several appearances for A league, between Verona and Empoli, equipped with a powerful left-handed player. The number 26 of Olbia could be the lighthouse of the midfield of tomorrow, by virtue of the excellent technical skills and the good personality demonstrated during the season.
Forward Oberdan he could then start the youngster for the second time in a row Scapinto test his qualities in view of next season, which could see him among the protagonists (10 goals with Cartigliano in D Series last season). At his side, barring surprises, he should be there Ragatzureturning from suspension and capable of putting the physical blue and white defense in difficulty, led by the expert Valentini (also fearsome in the offensive phase) and who could suffer from the different pace and imagination of the number 10 Gallura. The defense, with the probable last exit of the central duo Bellodi-Motolesewill have to worry mainly about the Croatian giant Petrovic, who despite his height knows how to fit in very well and is among the protagonists of SPAL’s stay in Serie C. But there is a lot of quality in the hands of Di Carlo, from the former Torino player Ivy to the former Parma Siligardi. Even for the white and blues it will be an opportunity to understand who can be part of the project in the next season, which around Ferrara it is hoped that it will be of a completely different tenor than the current one. Same thought going around around Olbiawith the Bruno Nespoli who on Sunday will say goodbye, with many, too many regrets, to Serie C and probably to several players who have given a lot to the Gallura cause in recent seasons, before this unfortunate year which culminated in the bitter relegation.
Andrea Finiu
