Palermo finishes in sixth place if… all combinations

Everything is decided on the last day. The Palermo – who occupies sixth place with 53 points – must defend himself from the attacks of Sampdoria And Bresciarespectively seventh in the standings with 52 points and eighth with 51. The rosanero face Südtirol, the blucerchiati visit Catanzaro while Maran’s team plays in Bari. What are the combinations?

Palermo in sixth place if… the combinations

Palermo ends the regular season in sixth place, therefore gaining the possibility of playing the first round of the playoffs at home (with two useful results out of three), if:

beats Südtirol
draws and Sampdoria and Brescia don’t win
the pinks can maintain sixth place even in the event of defeat, but they must hope for a defeat by Sampdoria and Brescia

I arrive on equal points with Sampdoria, what happens

In case of defeat of Palermo And Sampdoria drawthe two teams would close the regular season with 53 points. The Serie B regulations provides that in the event of a tie on points, the results in head-to-head matches, the goal difference in head-to-head matches and the overall goal difference will be counted. The Rosanero have the head-to-head matches against them having lost at “Marassi” and drawn at “Barbera”.

If Palermo and Sampdoria arrive on equal points, therefore, the Blucerchiati will win sixth place by virtue of the direct clashes in favor.

I arrive on equal points with Brescia, what happens

In case of Palermo draw And Brescia victorythe two teams would close the regular season with 54 points. The Serie B regulations state that in the event of a tie on points, the results in head-to-head matches, the goal difference in head-to-head matches and the overall goal difference will be counted. The direct clashes see a victory for each side, but the goal difference in the aforementioned matches is in favor of the “Rondinelle” (in the first leg the pinks won 1 – 0 but in the return they lost 4 – 2).

If Palermo and Brescia arrive on equal points, therefore, Maran’s team will finish above the Rosanero by virtue of the goal difference in direct matches in favour.