RdC: “Ascoli attacks the lagoon”

“Il Picchio attacks the lagoon. Grit is looking for the leaders of Venice,” headlines Resto del Carlino.

An ironclad opponent for Castori, who has the second-best offensive efficiency in the category and only has four wins.

Ascoli Castori challenges league leader Venice. Next Saturday’s extremely delicate test at Penzo (scheduled for 2pm kick-off) will see the Bianconeri take on a den of opposition who have so far shown they have what it takes to aim for direct promotion. The performance recorded by the Laguna players over the last four days was truly impressive: 4 wins out of 4. A result that could only be repeated by Cremonese, currently in third place.

The latest success achieved by the Venetians gave a good response to the championship after everyone was sure that they were in for a solo escape from Parma. The 3-0 score against Bari in San Nicola was a clear signal addressed to Picchio as well. The latter, however, was able to return to Reggio Emilia with a show of determination and sacrifice, missing out on a coup in late stoppage time. The same spirit that needs to be replicated in Venice. With the arrival of a new coach, the Bianconeri were able to remove some of the uncertainty by quickly adopting a new 3-4-1-2 formation. The first step after a clearly negative moment has been taken, but now Ascoli will have to try again not to stop his progress. The mission will certainly be prohibitively difficult from many points of view. First of all, in relation to the numbers not outlined in Vanoli’s “Venice”. A rival that boasts the second best attack in Serie B (22 goals scored) and the least successful defense in the league (only 11 conceded). It is therefore useless to emphasize that Kastori’s people will not be able to afford any smearing. […].