Saturday at 21. Taranto will play at Menti in Vicenza to attempt the feat. The rossoblu will have to win by two goals to continue the playoff adventure. The match will be broadcast live on Rai Sport.
Capuano’s men, it should be remembered, had earned second place on the field in group C and therefore the right to directly access the quarter-finals scheduled for next Tuesday. Instead, the 4 point penalty forced them to have to play two rounds of playoffs in the group (beat Latina-Picerno) and now the first national round (Vicenza, 0-1 at home in the first leg).
At Iacovone, the Venetians confirmed themselves as strong in all departments, appearing in Taranto in excellent form – in the presence of a team suffering from some ailments – after three weeks of competitive stop awaiting their turn. In group A, at the end of April, the red and whites had finished third after a run that saw them lose only once in 2024. It won’t be easy to overturn the prediction and the reality of the numbers and the economic balance of power… but Taranto will try.
FIRST ROUND NATIONAL PLAYOFF
Saturday 18 May, 8.30pm
Benevento-Triestina (agg. 1-1)
Carrarese-Perugia (and. 2-0)
Casertana-Juventus Next Gen (and. 1-0)
Catania-Atalanta Under23 (agg. 1-0)
9pm
Vicenza-Taranto (and. 1-0)
