Here we are. It’s the night of truth. Who will accompany Parma in Serie A before the playoffs? Everything points to Como, the second match point after the failed one in Modena. But beware of underestimating Venezia, beware of being fooled by Paolo Vanoli who said he had “only a 1% chance”. Of course, facing a team like Cosenza who is out of all the games, at home (the stadium has been sold out for weeks in its 7,500 seats) and with a two-point advantage, tips the scales in Como’s favor, also because Venezia (bad luck) will be third) visits a Spezia team who must score points to save themselves in front of almost 10 thousand fans. But beware of taking things for granted.
latest as…
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Osian Roberts and Cesc Fabregas don’t change their habits and as usual they meet up with the team for lunch in their usual hotel in Lomazzo; the two Como coaches have no defections and also find Cutrone at full capacity (on the bench in Modena due to a shoulder problem), the most energetic of all given that he is from Como by origin like his teammate Iovine, someone who at the time of Como’s last promotion to Serie A was a ball boy and should be the starter tonight. Many things have changed since then and the fans who were there – 2002 season, president Enrico Preziosi – have noticed it. The new foreign direction has given the club a global image, so much so that this evening journalists from different parts of the world are accredited and among the fans – as has been the case for months – there will also be many English, Swiss and Spanish fans.
… and last in Venice
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Cutrone will lose the long-distance duel for the goal throne with Pohjanpalo, but in the championship he wants to finish ahead with his team. The Finn from Venezia, in addition to promotion to Serie A, is also chasing history: if he scores in La Spezia he will overtake Adriano Zecca, with whom he currently shares the record for goals in a season (22) with this shirt. And speaking of the club’s history, Vanoli with his 70 points has already surpassed Prandelli, who in 2001 in Serie B reached 69 and finished fourth, and Novellino who in 1998 stopped at 64 but finished in second place. In any case, Venezia is also at full strength and will be accompanied to Liguria by 447 diehard fans who believe in the feat. President Niederauer, who has returned to the USA, will not be there: in the event of a playoff, he will certainly be in his place in the stands. Indeed, in the corners, as he has done on the last (and happy) occasions.
the opinion
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An opinion on the long-distance duel between Como and Venice comes from Mattia Collauto, a true Venetian who began his career in Como, where he played for 8 seasons from the youth sector to the first team, before ending with as many seasons in Venice (where he is then became manager): “They are two important parts of my life and I can’t cheer for one: I hope that the one that doesn’t go straight makes it to the playoffs.” He likes Como and Venezia a lot today: “Very much, only Parma is actually stronger. A difference of 2 points is a detail, but championships are also won like this. Of course, in this last match Como has more pressure on them, even if everyone would like to be in his place. Venezia is more serene, he must win and hope, but objectively he is at a disadvantage. For this reason he has already decided how to follow her: “I have always been passionate, for me this is a mix of feelings that are too strong. So I decided to go to the mountains and not look at anything…”.
