Race Angelo Massimino Stadium becomes a very important turning point in the season for the two opponents of the day: the hosts Catania And Messina. Therefore, the derby must be won at all costs in order to set one’s path on the best path and gain a good boost of confidence for the next delicate commitments. Etna’s team, in playoff contention, arrived for this match after two away draws with Foggia and Turris, punctuated by a bitter home defeat to Latina. A victory has been lacking for Toscano’s team since October 12 (2-0 in favor of the Altamura team), and a possible victory over Messina will best open a November consisting of very difficult matches: a match away from Crotone, another Sicilian derby against Trapani in its own walls, an away match with Avellino, again a cup match with Trapani and finally a home match with Cavese. However, Messina’s season has been decidedly negative so far as they have not won since a 4-1 win over Taranto on September 7, a date that also coincides with the Giallorossi’s only success of the season. After this victory, Messina scored only 5 points in nine days of the championship (with only draws). On paper at least, November will be less challenging for Giacomo Modica’s side, who will face Giuliano and Altamura’s side away from home before taking on Sorrento in Sicily. All tests in which the Giallorossi will have to find points to get out of the quagmire of the play-out zone. The latest precedent in Catania, which occurred last season, was the narrow victory of the Etna team thanks to a penalty converted by Di Carmine. However, to see the last success of Messina in the homeland of the Rossoblu, we will have to go back a few years: in the 60/61 season in the Italian Cup it ended with a score of 1-2, and in the championship we are talking about the Serie. B, we have to go back even further, to the 53/54 season, when Messina beat Catania 3-1.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
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