“Let’s start from the draw. Now there’s the second half, with all the good premises that we bring with us thanks to the performance of the first leg.” Giovanni Stroppa summarizes the starting atmosphere of the match that will decide tomorrow evening the second playoff finalist of series B.
After the 2-2 draw in Catanzaro the grey-red team can count on two results out of three to qualify, but the ending of the “Ceravolo” aroused some apprehension, even if Mr. Stroppa decisively clears the field of excessive worries: “We stopped playing. After their goal we made a mistake in managing the dribble. We gave the ball away too easily and they put us in trouble. In any case it wasn’t a decline on a physical level.”
The duel with the Giallorossi will restart with extra support in favor of Cremonesewho will be able to count on the incitement of audience of a “Zini” which promises to be as full as on special occasions. This is an element which can prove to be of great importance in the play-offs as highlighted by the first leg match, where the home team were dragged into their comeback by the warmth of the public. “For a match like this – continues the Cremonese coach – there is no need to motivate the boys in a particular way. I just told them not to waste energy and useless cards. We must always be focused and determined”.
On the training front, although, just as happened in the first leg, they cannot be ruled out last-minute surprisesalso given the importance of the match, the grey-red coach seems substantially oriented towards confirm the initial deployment of the “Ceravolo”without letting themselves be influenced by the warnings received by Vazquez and Quagliata in last Tuesday’s match.
So there is still room for “heavy” offensive pair Tsadjout-Ciofani, with Vazquez placed in midfield and Saro preferred to Jungdal in goal. Regardless of the individual performers and the possible tactical choices, however, tomorrow evening’s match is one of those events of truth that cannot be mistaken. The Cremonese has arrivedat the moment that will decide the entire season and Stroppa and his players must not stop just in sight of the finish line.
Probable lineups:
Cremonese (3-5-2): Saro; Antov, Ravanelli, Bianchetti; Zanimacchia, Vazquez, Castagnetti, Pickel (Collocolo), Quagliata (Sernicola); Tsadjout (Falletti/Johnsen), Ciofani (Coda). All: Giovanni Stroppa. Catanzaro (4-4-2): Fulignati; Oliveri, Antonini, Brighenti, Scognamiglio; Sounas (Brignola), Petriccione, Pontisso, Vandeputte; Iemmello, Biasci.
The match will be played tomorrow, Saturday 25 Mayat 8.30 pm Zini Stadium in Cremona and it will be visible on Sky and Dazn.
