For The Catanzaro it’s time to celebrate, after the extra time victory against the Brescia. But he can’t do it for a long time, Cremonese is waiting for them and the first leg of the playoff semi-final will take place on Tuesday 21st. Twenty-four hours before they will compete instead Palermo and the Venice.
Catanzaro celebrates, now Cremonese
Catanzaro experienced a magical night, just like the notes of “An Italian Summer” at the end of the match. The “Ceravolo”, thanks to Donnarumma’s 96th minute goal, was transformed into a celebratory square after moments of fear and regret. A goal that gave the Giallorossi the chance to play for access to the semi-final of the playoffs in extra time, where Brescia arrived without strength and with shattered morale. “With an audience like this it was impossible not to entertain our people – said Vivarini in the press room at the end of the match. Then he continued: “I always want to organize a team to get results, but above all to offer football and entertain the fans. At a certain point all the tactical aspects fell apart, but whoever took over brought home the result with determination and determination. Now we are preparing to face Tuesday’s match.”
On the two goals scored: “They were very avoidable, two crosses inside the penalty area. On the first we reacted well, while on the second we lost order and lost our tactical sense. They were good in the defensive phase and they played at death with anger and aggression: Brescia is a good team and we could have done better in terms of play”.
It is the revenge of Brignola and Donnarumma: “I’m happy for him, he has always given me great satisfaction and even now he has repaid me with this goal which he deserves so much. He has suffered a lot this year and being ready on that ball was crucial. He deserved it, as did Brignola. They both had a lot of difficulty playing, but they deserved it.” Now head to the Cremonese: “We need to recover our energy and we will work a lot on the video aspect. We must maintain this enthusiasm for a match that will be very complicated.”
Serie B playoffs, towards Palermo-Venice
Palermo overcame Sampdoria without much effort at the “Barbera” and now have to deal with Venice to continue cultivating the Serie A dream. Vanoli’s team finished the championship in third place in the standings and for a few minutes even came close to direct promotion. The lagooners will therefore have two useful results in the event of a draw after 180 minutes of home and away matches, they will advance to the playoff final. Two bomber jackets compared, on the one hand Brunori and on the other Pohjanpalowinner of the Serie B top scorers with 22 goals.
Where to watch Palermo-Venice and the Serie B playoffs
The kick-off of the match between Palermo And Venice is expected for Monday 20 May at 8.30pm, with the first leg at the “Barbera”. The match will be visible live on Sky TV and also on Sky Go for those who have the package included in their subscription. While you can follow it in streaming on Dazn and Now TV. The same schedule also for Catanzaro-Cremonese which will be played the following day.
- Match: Palermo-Venice
- Date: May 20, 2024
- Hours: 8.30pm
- TV channel: DAZN, Sky Sports Football (202)
- Streaming: DAZN, Sky Go and NOW
The probable lineups for Palermo-Venice
PALERMO (3-4-2-1): Desplanches; Nedelcearu, Lucioni, Ceccaroni; Diakité, Segre, Ranocchia, Lund; Insigne, Brunori; Soleri. All. Mignani.
VENICE (3-5-2): Joronen; Idzes, Svoboda, Sverko; Candela, Bjarkason, Tessmann, Busio, Zampano; Gytkjaer, Pohjanpalo. All. Vanoli
