On the one hand a team that is making its debut in the playoffs, on the other one that is in its fourth participation and aims to rebalance victories and defeats. These are respectively Cremonese And Venicethe two teams that will compete for access to Serie A this evening at Penzo.
Venezia has so far won only once in three participations, on the only occasion in which it reached the final (2020-21 against Cittadella), losing instead in 2017-18 in the semi-final and last year in the preliminary round. Extending to the third series, the lagoon players boast another four participations in the promotion play-offs: two in Serie C (with the victory in Serie C2 in 2013) and two in Serie D.
Cremonese is making its debut in Serie B, but has played in Serie C six times, winning them in 1997-98 (promoted to second division) and in 2003-04 (from C2 to C1), then losing the finals. in 2007-08 and 2009-10 and in the semi-finals in 2011-12 and 2013-14.