At 2pm at the Cino and Lillo Del Luca stadium in Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli and Cosenza will take the field, a very important match both for the hosts, who are fifteenth, just 1 point from eighteenth place in the standings, currently occupied by Bari, and on equal merit with Ternana and Spezia; both for the guests who, despite being only one position behind Ascoli (fourteenth), are still in the running for the PlayOffs, given that they are only four points away. Both teams are coming off a victory: the Bianconeri won the very important safety match away from home against Ternana 0-1, while the Rossoblù won 4-1 at home against Bari. Both teams therefore have sky-high morale and, since there are only three days left until the end of the championship, today’s match is fundamental to achieving the desired objectives.
How Ascoli arrives
Carrera’s team is fifteenth in the standings and hopes to win today’s match to move further away from the PlayOut zone. For the team from the Marche region, scoring points today would be essential both to avoid being separated by Bari, Ternana and Spezia, and to continue the unbeaten streak that has lasted four matches, in fact the Bianconeri have not lost since April 1st against Spezia. To be able to win, the home team must find the goal within friendly walls that has been missing for 360 minutes, given that in the last four matches at Cino and Lillo Del Duca the result has been the same: 0-0. To achieve this Carrera relies on Eric Botteghin, who scored on his return to the pitch.
How Cosenza arrives
The guests find themselves 42 points away, four points from the PlayOff zone. The end of the season can still provide some excitement for William’s team even if the rossoblù have to find their way to victory starting this afternoon. The three points would therefore be vital to be able to hope for an exciting championship finale and to still have a chance to qualify among the top eight in the class. To achieve this, Cosenza must continue to score as they did in the last two days where they scored eight goals, four against Bari and four against Reggiana. The coach is once again focusing on Francesco Forte who, in the last two games, has scored three goals and is in excellent form.