Rimini out, Carrarese in. Next one. After overcoming the first obstacle in the long path to the promotion play-offs, Perugia will challenge the Tuscan team who finished group B in third place at 8.30pm. This time, however, it will be played in two rounds: the first leg at the “Curi” tonight, the return leg on Saturday at Carrara. To advance in the play-offs, Grifo must do better than its opponent in the two-legged match due to the final championship standings. And tonight, therefore, at the Curi the Grifo will be hunting for a success that is missing from the home match against Olbia on 7 April. Formisano had a day, yesterday, to prepare as best as possible for the match against the Tuscans: there is no lack of certainties, but the lump sums weigh heavily. Paz, Angella and Cancellieri are out. The absence of the right winger is significant, even if against Rimini we saw that his condition is not excellent. The players who suffered the most in Saturday’s match, such as Dell’Orco, could instead start from the bench. Then there are the players in the balance, those who are not at their best like Lisi, Matos, Vazquez and Seghetti, but Formisano could force the choices to get the better of the match in front of the home crowd. And if on the one hand the tiredness of a match played a few hours ago can weigh heavily, on the other there is another unknown: Carrarese could suffer from the long stop, entering the scene only now. Perugia will focus on a balanced team but this time necessarily more offensive: in defense Mezzoni, Lewis and Vulikic should find space, in the midfield five Cudrig could have a shirt on the right, Lisi on the left-handed lane. Kouan is certain to be there together with Iannoni, while for the last shirt it is a run-off between Bartolomei and Torrasi with the former ahead. In attack, however, Sylla should get a jersey back, while for the last place it is a run-off between Matos and Seghetti. There is only one objective: to win to aim to move forward.
