The match lost at Curi with Carrarese it was also the tenth playoff match of the Perugia in the Santopadre era. Ten round matches without the satisfaction of victory, with 7 knockouts and 3 draws. Talking about it is The messenger Umbria edition in its in-depth analysis.
A taboo, to tell the truth, was dispelled a few days ago thanks to the 0-0 draw against Rimini which led Perugia to the next round for the first time, in that case in a single match in the group stage. Only disappointments had come before, starting from the double challenge at Pisa in the playoff semi-final for B 2012-2013 (2-1 and 2-2), then the preliminary round with Pescara for the A 2014-2015 (2-1), the semi-final with the Benevento for the A 2016-2017 (1-0 and 1-1), the preliminary round with the Venice for the A 2017-2018 (3-0), the preliminary round again with the Verona for the A 2018-2019 (4-1), the preliminary for the A with the Brescia in 2021-2022 (3-2), finally the two matches played in these 2023-2024 Serie C playoffs, i.e. the aforementioned second round of the group stage with Rimini (0-0) and the first leg of the first round of the national phase with Carrarese (0-2).
In short, on Saturday at the Stadio dei Marmi in Carrara, where the locals built their fortunes, the Griffins will be called upon to make a comeback, they will have to try to come out with a 3-goal difference to secure a qualification that would be sensational. It is true that Carrarese has put Curi into much more than a threat to progress to the next round but, beyond the outcome of the double challenge, at this point the match also takes on a moral importance for Perugia, they need to redeem themselves and restore dignity and meaning to an entire season. What better way to do it than to take the opportunity to debunk a statistic that has been hanging like the Sword of Damocles for years?
