Everything is decided on the last day. The Bari faces Brescia at home with the aim of maintaining their position in the playouts. Direct salvation, in fact, is no longer possible: Giampaolo’s team can reach Spezia on 41 points but is behind in head-to-head matches. Even possible separate rankings penalize the red and whites. So what are the combinations to access the playouts and not be directly relegated?
The last day’s races
Spezia – Venice
FeralpiSalò – Ternana
Bari – Brescia
Ascoli – Pisa
Bari finishes sixteenth if…
Bari finishes sixteenth in the standings if they win and Ternana draws or loses. In fact, with equal points, the red and whites have the direct clashes in their favour. In the event of a simultaneous defeat of Spezia, there would be three teams at 41: the separated ranking would say Spezia safe, Bari sixteenth and Ternana seventeenth. In the event of a simultaneous victory for Ascoli, four teams would be at 41 points: the separate classification would see Spezia safe, Bari sixteenth, Ascoli seventeenth and Ternana relegated.
Bari finishes sixteenth if they win, Ascoli wins and Ternana loses, with Spezia scoring a point or winning. In this case Spezia would be directly safe with 42 points, Bari would finish sixteenth with 41 and having direct matches in their favor they would be above Ascoli, with Ternana relegated.
Bari finishes seventeenth if…
Bari finishes seventeenth if they win but at the same time Ternana also wins. In the event of a draw or defeat, the red and whites must hope that Ascoli achieve the same result, having direct matches in their favour, to remain in seventeenth place.
Bari is relegated if…
Bari was directly relegatedwithout going through the playouts, if they lose and Ascoli scores at least one point. In the event of a draw for the red and whites and a victory for Ascoli, it would be direct relegation.
The playout can also not be played
There is the possibility that the playoff is not played: if Bari and Ascoli lose, with a simultaneous victory for Ternana, the gap between 16th and 17th would be five points. By regulation, playouts are not held beyond four points. In this case Bari and Ascoli would have been relegated, with Ternana safe. The option, however, could be averted by Spezia; the Ligurians could not win and be three or four points behind Bari, putting the playout option back on their feet.
