Postponed for twenty-four hours due to the weather alert in Veneto and the consequent risk of flooding of the Bacchiglione river which flows a few tens of meters from the “Menti”, the first act of the quarter-final will be played this evening at 8.30pm Playoffs Of Serie C Between Vicenza And Padua. It will be a much-anticipated derby between two teams who have never hidden their ambitions for the top of the table and who are aiming to move up the category to get over the disappointment of missing first place at the end of the regular season, with direct Serie B won by Mantova who won closed with 80 points, +3 on second-placed Padova and +9 on third-placed Vicenza.
In its debut in the play-offs, Vicenza eliminated Taranto in the two-legged tie thanks to a 1-0 away win in the first leg (Ferrari’s goal in the 11th minute) and a subsequent goalless draw in the return match. On the other hand, however, Padova is preparing to debut today in the mini-tournament which offers the fourth and final pass for the second series: the biancoscudati, who have not taken to the field since last April 28th (home success for 3-2 over Triestina), are coming off four consecutive useful results and have not lost since the second leg of the Italian Cup final played on 2 April at the “Massimino” against Catania (4-2 after extra time).
HERE VICENZA – Without the injured Rolfini and Cavion, coach Stefano Vecchi will rely on the 3-4-1-2: in front of Confente there will be space for Cuomo, Golemic and Laezza while the four in midfield will be Talarico, Tronchin, Ronaldo and Costa. Della Morte, however, will have the task of playing in the attacking midfield in support of Pellegrini and Ferrari, the only red and white player capable of reaching double figures (15 goals between the championship and the Italian Cup).
HERE PADUA – Coach Massimo Oddo will not have Kirwan, Russini and Perrotta available. The biancoscudati will be placed on the pitch with the 4-3-3: Donnarumma will be protected by the four-man defensive line made up of Belli, Delli Carri, Faedo and Villa, while in the middle of the pitch there will be Crisetig with Fusi and Varas on his sides . Liguori, Bortolussi and Valente make up the attacking trident.
These are the probable lineups of the match that you can follow LIVE on TuttoC.com starting from 8.30pm:
VICENZA (3-4-1-2): Confente; Cuomo, Golemic, Laezza; Talarico, Tronchin, Ronaldo, Costa; Of death; Pellegrini, Ferrari. Available: Gallo, Massolo, De Col, Fantoni, Lattanzio, Sandon, Greco, Mogentale, Proia, Rossi, Busato, Conzato, Delle Monache. Trainer: Stefano Vecchi
PADUA (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Belli, Delli Carri, Faedo, Villa; Fusi, Crisetig, Varas; Liguori, Bortolussi, Valente. Available: Mangiaracina, Zanellati, Crescenzi, Favale, Bianchi, Capelli, Dezi, Cretella, Radrezza, Palombi, Tordini, Zamparo. Trainer: Massimo Oddo
REFEREE: Gabriele Scatena from Avezzano (Cravotta-Minafra. IV: Costanza). VAR: Marco Piccinini from Forlì. AVAR: Niccolò Baroni of Florence
