Playout in Serie D and the 34th day to decide the cross-matches
When the Promotion championship issues the last verdicts of the regular season on Sunday with the matches of the 34th day, the Sweet Milk against New Florida for the playout that will determine survival in Serie D (read here).
The two championships are held because if the Sassari team were to maintain the category, Sardinia would only lose Budoni (replaced by the newly promoted Ilva) and thus give the certainty that the Promotion playoff final will be able to give them the leap into Excellence: the winner would become the 16th team from the top regional championship; the loser, however, would root for the Sardinian representative in the promotion play-offs for access to Serie D – i.e. the winner of the regional playoff final between Ossese and Villasimius – because in the event of passing the two rounds she would get the jump in category, freeing a place in Excellence.
Currently in Promotion Group A Castiadassecond in the standings, already knows they have to meet in the semi-finalUsinesethird in the class in group B where they are still sprinting to win the championship. Nuorese And Alghero are separated by one point, if the Barbagia win on Sunday in Sassari against Lanteri they would immediately return to Excellence while the Catalans would still have the chance of the playoffs and would meet the third team in group A, with Terralba And Pirri divided by one point and playing respectively in Cagliari against Atletico and at home against Arborea.
⇒ PLAY-OFF PROMOTION REGULATIONS
The 2nd and 3rd place in each of the two groups are admitted to the 1st round in a single match at the home of the best place:
race-1) 2nd place Gir. A against 3rd place Gir. B
race-2) 2nd place Gir. B against 3rd place Gir. TO
If regular time ends in a draw, two extra periods of 15′ each will be played. If the tie persists, the best team ranked at the end of the championship will advance to the next round.
The winning teams in the semi-final will face each other in the 2nd round with a home and away match, with a draw that will establish the team that will play the first away match. This final, as mentioned, would give promotion to Eccellenza if Latte Dolce were saved in Serie D, otherwise it would have to hope for the category jump to 2nd Eccellenza in the promotion play-offs.
The losing teams in the semi-final will face each other in the final for the 3rd and 4th position, forming a ranking for completing the squad or for any repechage to the Excellence championship.
