“Serie B, playoffs will be a battle” – caption Tuttosport.
Football remains one of the great factories of shared emotions. And there is always room for everyone. Even when you think you have to come to terms with the fact that you will no longer live with them, these emotions. Cagliari and Parma are two teams coming into the season finale with a combination of self-confidence, strength and quality that will be very useful for reaching the play-offs, and then continuing to play in Serie A, which they are not will be able to win. one of the first two places, despite being promoted directly, was a seasonal target because the team building was very clear for both companies.
The Sardinians, with Claudio Ranieri on the bench, have not lost in 8 games. The football of the man who won the most incredible Premier League with Leicester is profitable football, football of balance and continuity. Just what Fabio Liverani lacked. Cagliari are now in fifth place in the standings, they did not manage to catch up with Sudtirol in Saturday’s match at the Unipol Domus (1: 1), but it is not easy for anyone to beat the players of Bolzano, the opening of the championship. And in any case, the convenience of performance: for the game created and the opportunities created, Cagliari would have deserved all the trophies. Those six points that separate him from Bisoli’s team, and therefore from fourth place, can still be restored in the last seven days of the regular season. Ranieri, the marpione, knows that the team must be in perfect shape in a month and a half, when the next championship begins, and he is working on this forecast.
“It’s a pity,” says the coach, “that I didn’t win, probably the best match I’ve played in all the time I’ve been here. However, we are all moving in the right direction.” Ranieri finally revived Gianluca Lapadula, scoring in four consecutive matches (with two doubles) and in six of his last seven games: the former Milan striker of the Peru national team also climbed to the top of the goalscoring table, overtaking Cheddira. and Brunori, who seemed to run in pairs. Between goals (16) and assists (4), Lapadula has been involved in over 50% of the goals scored by the Rossobluses (39). Cagliari are four points ahead of ninth, and on Easter Monday they will face the test of truth at Pisa, just one point behind the islanders.
Among the most formidable teams of the last stretch of the season is also Parma, which on Saturday beat Palermo 2-1 in a direct play-off match, undefeated in six games. The dukes are seventh, minus one from Pisa and minus two from Cagliari: they could overtake them both in the event of a draw at the Garibaldi-Romeo Anconetani arena and, obviously, if Pecchia’s men win on Monday in the Cittadella. Parma are one of six Serie B teams that have never changed coaches: by trusting the man who brought Cremonese to Serie A last year, he solidified his position in the group, and with the arrival of Spring, another favorite has blossomed. in summer. Parma Pecchii have scored 7 points in their last 4 games. The bad news came yesterday: Argentine defender Lautaro Valenti, who was out early against Palermo, suffered a torn ACL in his left knee. However, the squad was created with an abundance of players specifically to correct such situations. Parma’s ascension phase, if not on a technical level, then definitely on a motivational level. “We create some sensational chances,” admits Fabio Peccia, “but we kick a lot of corners and games can be unlocked and won even with inactive balls, as happened to us against Palermo.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
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