Afternoon of goals and surprise results in Serie B, which today concluded its thirty-fourth day which had its first verdict, that is, the first relegation to Serie C: the Lecco. Ko against leaders Parma (just four points from the mathematical Serie A), the team of the volcanic president Di Nunno officially raised the white flag, relegated to the third series only a year after promotion to Serie B. But the fight not to be relegated, done except for the Lombards, it is becoming increasingly fierce. With the draw against Brescia, Spezia would be virtually safe today, despite the very important victory ofAscoli on the Ternana which brings the three paired teams to 37 points. But thanks to the separate ranking, which takes into consideration the results of the three teams in the direct clashes, it would be D’Angelo’s team that would be saved, thanks to the 8 points gained against Ascoli’s 6 and Ternana’s 2. If the championship ended today, therefore, the playout would be between Ascoli and Ternana.
The last of the relegated teams would in fact be the Bari, which continues its free fall and also loses the direct clash with Cosenza, which prevails with a clear 4-1. With Bellomo sent off late and grabbing an opponent by the neck, Giampaolo’s team will now be awaited by Parma, who in the event of success could celebrate promotion to Serie A. However, the Feralpisalò, who equalized with Cittadella right in injury time and kept alive their remaining chances to save themselves. Worth noting is the coup of the Reggiana to Palermoagainst the next opponent Spezia, which thus allows Nesta’s team to rise to 43 points, now safe.
THE RANKING: Parma 73, Como 68, Venezia 67, Cremonese 60, Catanzaro 57, Palermo 52, Brescia 47, Sampdoria 46, Pisa 45, Cittadella 45, Sudtirol 43, Modena 43, Reggiana 43, Cosenza 42, Spezia 37, Ascoli 37, Ternana 37, Bari 36, Feralpisalò 32, Lecco 26.
