180 minutes at the end of the regular season, yet in Group H of Serie D none of the nine matches on the agenda for the 33rd matchday will feature opponents without goals. There are those who are fighting for salvation, those who want to secure the playouts and those who want to secure a playoff placement. With the pass for direct promotion already assigned to Team Altamura, playing on the field of second-to-last Bitonto and in a very complicated ranking situation, the spotlight is on direct clashes to avoid relegation. Third to last and fifth to last in front of Puttilli in Barletta-Fasano. Facing two teams who, after starting the championship in the playoff zone, or even at the top as far as Fasano is concerned, have started a vertical descent. In the rearview mirror there are two 3-0 knockouts, the one suffered by Barletta to Martina and the one that cost Luca Tiozzo the bench against Santa Maria Cilento. Five points separate them in favor of the guests. Barletta forced to win to at least ensure participation in the playouts. Crossroads between unsafe also at Bianco di Gallipoli, where Angri arrives in recovery as the two consecutive victories over Fasano and Paganese testify. Four points separate the Giallorossi, fourth to last, from the Campania region sixth to last. For Di Gennaro’s team it is the last chance to be confident of playing the playout at home.
Moving up the rankings, they are looking for a victory to remove Manfredonia from the playout zone, who await Casarano at the Miramare. The confirmation of the 0-3 inflicted by the sports judge against Palmese requires Calemme and his teammates, today twelfth with 37 points, to get a result so as not to be sucked further down. Those looking for a success that would be worth the mathematical salvation without looking at the results of the other fields is Gravina, host of an already safe Gelbison: the objective of Raimondo Catalano’s group is to continue the positive series of 13 points in five games which led the group to odds 39. Paganese-Santa Maria Cilento is a derby that pits an already safe team against those who are trying to postpone direct relegation to Eccellenza. The spotlight is also on the high rankings: a victory in Matera, on the pitch of an opponent now -1 from the playoff zone thanks to two successes in a row, would allow Martina to secure second place. Following is Nardò, five points away and playing at home (behind closed doors) against a Palmese team without goals. Everyone on the pitch at 3pm.
