Silvio Piola Novara
It’s the classic match where strong nerves and head will be needed, the one scheduled this afternoon at 4.30 pm at the “Silvio Piola” between Novara And Fiorenzuola. 90′ minutes to be lived with heart in mouth for the Azzurri and Rossoneri, the two teams also face the match with a slightly different state of mind: the Piedmontese won this afternoon and at the same time a draw or defeat for Pergolettese and Pro Sesto involved respectively on the Pergolettese pitch and at home against Pro Patria. The Emilians for their part – two points behind – are certain of the play-outs, but with one they would play them with the not inconsiderable advantage of playing the return leg at home.
Both have in common the fact of having occupied the last positions of the tournament for most of the season, Novara have found their balance now: Gattuso’s work is bearing fruit even if salvation is still in the balance. In the last 14 days the Piedmontese have only lost 2-1 in Vicenza, in a match where there were refereeing decisions contested by the Azzurri themselves. On the other hand, the Rossoneri demonstrate that they are struggling very far from the “Velodromo Attilio Pavesi”, their seasonal performance confirms this by being in 19th and penultimate place in the special ranking. Only 14 points resulting from 4 wins, 2 draws and 12 defeats. In these last 90 minutes – at least of the regular season – other factors may come into play in addition to the technical or tactical ones. The hosts will be able to count on the push of “Silvio Piola” while the guests will have less pressure knowing they will still have to play two more matches.
HERE NOVARA- It’s raining wet for the Azzurri, in Friday’s training Kerrigan stopped again and will certainly be out. The absence of the Irish midfielder comes in addition to that of the suspended Lorenzini, the other unavailable Calcagni – out for ten days – Lancini, Donadio and Scappini. Training is therefore almost obligatory for coach Giacomo Gattuso. In the 3-4-2-1 in front of Minelli the defensive trio will be composed of Bonaccorsi, Bertoncini and Khailoti. Boccia and Urso will be positioned on the flanks while Di Munno will join the metronome Ranieri in the midfield. In the attacking midfield there is room for Bentivegna and Gerardini to support Ongaro.
HERE FIORENZUOLA- On the other side Luca Tabbiani can have all the personnel at his disposal. In the starting 4-3-3 Cremonesi and Potop will sit in the center of the defense, Sussi and Brogni should complete the defensive department. In the middle of the pitch Mora will have the keys to the midfield while Di Gesù and Oneto will be the midfielders supporting the offensive trident made up of D’Amico, Ceravolo and Morello. Compared to his colleague, the Rossoneri coach has a deeper squad that he can draw on during the match in progress.
Below are the probable lineups of the match that you can follow via Tuttoc.com’s LIVEMATCH starting from around 4pm:
Novara (3-4-2-1): Minelli; Bonaccorsi, Bertoncini, Khailoti; Boccia, Ranieri, Di Munno, Urso; Bentivegna, Gerardini; Ongaro. Available Menegaldo, Desjardins, Corti, Shirò, Cannavaro, Caravaca, Migliardi, Ngamba, Vilhjalmsson. All. Gattuso.
Fiorenzuola (4-3-3): Sorzi; Sussi, Cremonesi, Potop, Brogni; Di Gesù, Mora, Oneto; D’Amico, Ceravolo, Morello. Available Bertozzi, Nelli, Bondioli, Binelli, Alberti, Bocic, Seck, Iasoni, Popovic, Musatti, Musatti, Grisendi, Reali, Anelli. All. Tabbiani.
Referee: Domenico Mirabella of Naples. (Giuggioli/Piccichè). 4th officer: Silvia Gasperotti from Rovereto.
