The regular season is running out of time and Rimini has ninety minutes to obtain the best possible placing. Everything, it is clear, will not depend exclusively on what Mister Troise’s red and whites manage to put together tomorrow at Gubbio, the last championship match, before the start of the playoffs. Rimini starts from its tenth place secured just last Sunday thanks to the victory against Virtus Entella. But that location could be improved. It’s clear that Captain Colombi and his teammates will have to do their best in Umbria to beat Mr. Braglia’s team, but then they will have to listen to the other fields, the ones in which the direct competitors will be involved. Arezzo, Pontedera and Pescara are the three teams that Rimini can still target. With the newly promoted Tuscans who will face Sestri Levante in front of their home crowd tomorrow, while Pontedera will go knocking on the door of Carrarese third in the class. Pescara will also finish away from home, exactly on the pitch of the Fermana team who are playing out their very last hopes of being able to enjoy a second chance of survival in the playouts. Crossroads that will determine the starting grid for the promotion play-offs which will then begin the following week. Rimini, therefore, is waiting to know the name of the first opponent to beat. But he remains focused on that Gubbio which, in turn, does not want to miss fifth place, with Juventus Next Gen on paper ready to overtake (the young Bianconeri will be busy at the home of Vis Pesaro). It’s Sunday for the final verdicts with the fight in the hot zone still very much open. Just like the ‘battle’ for the best possible playoff placement. While up front the game has been largely over for a while now with Cesena in Serie B, and with Torres, Carrarese and Perugia ready to enjoy a bit of rest before starting the race for the playoffs. Rimini arrives at the final of the championship with a good dose of enthusiasm, with two goals achieved, one of which, months ago, seemed truly unexpected. All the right conditions to try to close by putting the icing on the cake.
