Thanks to a pyrotechnic first half finale, the Carrarese fold 2-1 a leathery Pontedera in the last match of the regular season and reaching 73 points in the standings he graduated best third of all three groups of Serie C. On the friendly terrain of the Marmi Quattro Olimpiioni Azzurri stadium, Mister Calabro grants a rest turn to Illanes, Capezzi and Capelloreporting among the owners Coppolaro in defense, Slaves for a time in midfield and Of the Tin for an hour in the offensive trident. Despite the changes, the Azzurri created a couple of chances in the opening stages Cicconi, after exchange with Panic and with a percussion of Zanon. The Pontederahaving already achieved qualification for the group playoffs, plays openly without tactics and engages the team Carrarese full-court, hitting the crossbar with a header Calvani. The team of Mister Calabro, at the end of the first half, managed to score two goals in the space of a minute. In the 44th minute directly from a corner with Cicconi, whose left-footed return shot goes in, surprising the visiting goalkeeper. Not even time to regroup for the Pontedera That Zuelli from 25 meters it releases a “missile” on which Live it he doesn’t even mention the intervention. In the second half Mister Calabro insert immediately Cerretelli for Slaves and the Carrareseoperating on the counterattack, finds spaces, but lacks in the last pass and in reading some favorable game situations, even when Giannetti and Morosini they take the place of Of the Tin and Panic. The Pontedera halfway through the second half he manages to close the gap and take the lead at 2-1 with a shot from the edge of Ignacchiti which is surprising Blevevery careful, then, to avoid the equalizer on another couple of long-range attempts by the guests.
With these three points the Carrarese concludes the regular season with 73 points, 11 more than last season: a sign of growth in the group of players, strengthened by the two summer and winter transfer sessions. With 73 points the Azzurri rank not only third in their group, but the best thirds in all three groups. They will, therefore, be seeded both in the first round of the national playoff phase and if they beat it also in the second. Being seeded means that with equal results and scores between the first leg and the second leg (to be played at the Stadio dei Marmi Quattro Olimpinici Azzurri) the Carrarese would qualify. The one with Pontedera it was the twenty-first championship victory for the Carrarese, the sixteenth housewife. Extraordinary numbers like those of Mister Calabro who, in 17 days, won 11 matches (all nine of which were played within friendly walls), achieved five draws and suffered only one defeat. 38 points at an average of 2.24 per game. 32 goals scored and 14 conceded, taking over after the 21st matchday From the song, which had left the team in fourth place with 35 points in 21 days (average 1.67 points per game) with 22 goals scored and 16 conceded, 10 wins, five draws and six defeats. A significant difference in performance due in our opinion mainly to the change in mentality and module. For lovers of statistics, even considering the difference in category and the number of teams in the group, since the Carrarese in 1955 moved to the Stadio dei Marmi, it is the second time they have managed to win 16 home games in a season. The record now equaled dates back to the 1969/70 season when the Azzurri played in Serie D in a group of 18 teams. The absolute record is instead of 1948-49 season when Carrarese he still played at Fossa and in a Serie C group of 21 teams he won 19 home games.
Now the team of Mister Calabro will enter the playoffs only from the first round of the national phase, when the contenders for promotion to Serie B will have been reduced from the initial 28 to 13. First there will be two rounds of group play-offs, which will eliminate nine teams in the first round and six per second. The date of Saturday 4 May initially scheduled for the first round of the group playoffs is in doubt because the sports institutions have to decide on the appeal of Taranto, a member of group C, who is asking for the refund of 4 penalty points imposed for failure to pay INPS and Irpef .
