Sunday May 5th is the curtain has fallen on the long regular season of the 2023/24 Serie Dbut the football spectacle of the top amateur championship is destined to last for at least a couple of more weeks given that the matches will begin next Sunday group playoff semifinals and they will go on stage playoff clashes so as not to abandon the category.
The nine group winners, however, will take part in the match as usual Poule Scudetto being divided into three triangular teams which will determine the four semi-finalists (the three winners and the best second) who will compete for the Serie D title. This year, unlike what happened last year between Brindisi and Cavese (3-1 )no play-offs were needed to decree direct promotions and/or relegations.
In the Group A The Varesethanks to Gozzano’s equalizer, secured the possibility of participate in the post-season playing at least the first match at home against Ligurians Vado (kick-off expected at 4.00 pm); an aspect which, in the event of a draw at the end of extra time, will guarantee the possibility of accessing the group final without having to go through penalties. Final which could still be played at home if theRG Ticino win the other playoff match; otherwise the winner of the Ossola match will be called to the away match in Vinovo on the pitch Chisola. For the match against Vado, among other things, from tomorrow Wednesday 8 May (until Saturday 11) it will be possible purchase tickets for the Grandstand at the single price of €10 on the Do it Your Self circuit; in any case you can buy your ticket directly at the box office on the day of the match.
Looking also at the playouts of Group A, Varese could benefit from the 10 thousand euros provided for by the “Giovani D Valore” competition if the Chieri were to lose their match against Pinerolo: the prize money made available by the LND is in fact not granted to those who are relegated and Varese, currently fourth by virtue of the relegations of PDHAE and Borgosesia, would thus climb a further position. Derthona-Alba offers the other salvation pass.
In the Group B it will be once again Piacenza-Varesina, but in reverse fields compared to what we saw two days ago. The comeback of the Phoenicians was in fact worth the fifth place finish at the expense of Arconatese and will lead Spilli’s group to try the feat at Garillifortress of the red and whites burned by having missed out on a promotion that was widely within their reach (with all due respect and due compliments towards Caldiero Terme). Brescia derby in the other semi-final between Pro Palazzolo And Desenzano.
There will also be a derby in the playouts: the Legnanodespite a troubled season, has strung together a series of positive results that have revived the team and will arrive as the underdogs in the big match against a Castellanzese which instead appears to be in difficulty (even if the comeback against Brusaporto from 3-0 to 3-3 could represent a nice boost of confidence). A challenge that is never banal in itself and which next Sunday in Verano Brianza will take on a completely different weight.
While waiting for the next 90 minutes, let’s take a look at the overall situation of the nine Serie D groups.
GROUP A (Alcione in Serie C)
Chisola – RG Ticino
City of Varese – I’m going
GROUP B (Caldiero Terme in Serie C)
Piacenza – Varesina
Pro Palazzolo – Desenzano
GROUP C (Union Clodiense Chioggia in Serie C)
Belluno Dolomites – Campodarsego
Treviso – Bassano
GROUP D (Carpi in Serie C)
Corticella – Victor San Marino
Ravenna – Lentigione
GROUP E (Pianese in Serie C)
Follonica Gavorrano – Tau Calcio Altopascio
Grosseto – Livorno
GROUP F (Campobasso in Serie C)
Avezzano – Sambenedettese
L’Aquila – Roma City
GROUP G (Cavese in Serie C)
Nocerina – Cassino
Romana – Ischia
GROUP H (Altamura in Serie C)
Martina – Casarano
Nardò – Fidelis Andria
GROUP I (Trapani in Serie C)
Syracuse – City of Acireale
Vibonese – Reggio Calabria
GROUP A
Chieri – Pinerolo
Derthona – Alba
Relegated: PDHAE, Borgosesia
GROUP B
Legnano – Castellanzese
Relegated: Crema, Tritium, Ponte San Pietro
GROUP C
Breno – Cjarlins Muzane
Luparense – Atletico Castegnato
Relegated: Virtus Bolzano, Mori Santo Stefano
GROUP D
Relegated: Borgo San Donnino, Certaldo, Mezzolara (Pistoiese excluded from the championship in April)
GROUP E
Relegated: Vivi Altotevere Sansepolcro, Real Forte Querceta, Mobilieri Ponsacco, Cenaia
GROUP F
Tivoli – United Riccione
Relegated: Alma Juventus Fano, Vastogirardi, Matese
GROUP G
Anzio – Gladiator
Sassari – New Florida
Relegated: Boreale, Budoni
GROUP H
Angrì – Gallipoli
Relegated: Barletta, Bitonto, Santa Maria Cilento
GROUP I
San Luca – Locri
Relegated: Castrovillari, Gioiese
Matteo Carraro
