Last day of the championship and the rossoblùs visit the Latin of mister Fontana, with the aim of fourth place. It won’t be enough for Capuano’s men to win, Casertana’s concomitant failure to win will also be necessary to guarantee the start of the playoffs from the next round. On the other hand, the Lazio team are not 100% sure of participating in the play-offs for promotion: in fact, in the event of finishing on equal points with the other three chasing teams, they would be out, as they only have the advantage in head-to-head matches against Foggia. It will be a real match at Francioni, then.
However, the hosts seem to be in free fall: in the last three matches three defeats and 9 goals conceded: in the last five 6 points. The rossoblù, on the other hand, are in excellent form, given that in the last five matches they have won four and lost one (against Casertana). Furthermore, Capuano’s men are awaiting the outcome of the last appeal, the one to the CONI Guarantee Board, and to understand how many points they will end the championship with. In the hypothetical and very distant case in which the rossoblù were given back the four points in the standings, in the direct clashes against Avellino and Benevento they would only have the advantage against the Irpinia team. The precedents at Latina are in perfect parity: two wins for each side and two draws. The last match, last season, smiled on the Nerazzurri, who won with a goal from Sannipoli.
1951/52, 33rd championship, Sunday 11 May 1952, Latina-A.Taranto, 0-6
1981/82, 2nd championship, Sunday 27 September 1981, Latina-Taranto, 1-1
2004/05, 25th championship, Sunday 6 March 2005, Latina-Taranto, 2-0
2005/06, 28th championship, Sunday 26 March 2006, Latina-Taranto, 1-2
2021/22, 24th championship, Sunday 30 January 2022, Latina-Taranto, 0-0
2022/23, 7th championship, Saturday 8 October 2022, Latina-Taranto, 1-0
LATINA-TARANTO 1-0
Serie C/C 2022/2023, 7th Matchday – Sat 08.10.2022
LATINA (3-5-2):1 Cardinals; 13 De Santis, 5 Giorgini, 27 Esposito [k]; 7 Di Livio (16’st 23 Bordin), 8 Sannipoli, 6 Amadio [vk], 10 Tessiore (36’st 30 Riccardi), 24 Carissoni; 9 Carletti, 29 Fabrizi (23’st 11 Rosseti, then 39’st 99 Margiotta). Available: 12 Giannini, 22 Tonti, 14 Barberini, 16 Di Mino, 19 Celli, 20 Rossi. Coach: Daniele Di Donato
TARANTO (3-5-2):26 Vannucchi (1’st 12 Russian); 24 Evangelisti (39’st 99 La Monica), 4 Antonini, 6 Manetta [vk]; 72 Mastromonaco, 96 Romano (7’st 23 Raicevic), 10 Labriola, 18 De Maria, 3 Ferrara [k] (21’st 21 Mazza); 11 Guide; 9 Infantino. Available: 17 Granata, 33 Vona, 32 Romano G., 19 Panattoni. Coach: Ezio Capuano
Referee: Simone Taricone from Perugia
Assistants: Stefano Galimberti from Seregno and Marco Toce from Florence
Fourth Officer: Gabriele Restaldo of Ivrea
Markers: 4’st Sannipoli (L)
Ammonites: 26’pt Fabrizi (L) for a foul on Vannucchi, 45’st De Maria (T) for simulation
Expelled: 2’st Carletti (C) for a foul on Mastromonaco
Note: Corners: 1-4. Recovery: 2’pt and 6’st. “Domenico Francioni” stadium in Latina. Match started at 5.30pm
