The 23rd day of Serie B provided emotions and surprises, with results that reshuffle the race towards the playoffs and the fight for salvation. Spezia narrowly prevails over Sassuolo, while Südtirol overwhelms Frosinone with a clear 3-0 away win. Bari takes a point from Cesena, but the draw leaves both teams with a bad taste in their mouths. Important successes for Cittadella, Pisa and Reggiana, while Mantua holds Sampdoria to a 2-2 draw. In the match between Brescia and Catanzaro it is the Calabrians who come out narrowly, confirming themselves in excellent form.
This is the ranking of the coaches after the 23rd matchday of Serie B according to the report cards of TuttoMercatoWeb.com:
1. Filippo Inzaghi (Pisa) 6.54
2. Luca D’Angelo (Spice) 6.34
3. Fabio Grosso (Sassuolo) 6.26
4. Guido Pagliuca (Juve Stabia) 6.22
5. Paolo Mandelli (Modena) 6.22 – On the bench since the 13th matchday
6. Antonio Calabro (Carrarese) 6.17
7. Fabio Caserta (Catanzaro) 6.15
8. Fabrizio Castori (South Tyrol) 6.14 – On the bench since the 17th matchday
9. Massimiliano Alvini (Cosenza) 6.13
10. Davide Possanzini (Mantua) 6.10
11. Michele Mignani (Cesena) 6.08
12. William Avenues (Reggiana) 6.04
13. Giovanni Stroppa (Cremonese) 6.2 – Sacked after the 8th matchday and returned to office on the 14th
14. Moreno Longo (Bari) 5.97
15. Pierpaolo Bisoli (Brescia) 5.92 – On the bench since the 17th matchday
16. Leandro Greco (Frosinone) 5.92 – On the bench since the 10th matchday
17. Alessandro Dal Canto (Cittadella) 5.86 – On the bench since the 9th matchday
18. Alessio Dionisi (Palermo) 5.78
19. Leonardo Semplici (Sampdoria) 5.42 – On the bench since the 17th matchday
20. Roberto Breda (Salernitana) 5.16 – On the bench since the 21st matchday
No longer in office
Andrea Pirlo (Sampdoria) 5.5 – Sacked after the 3rd matchday
Edoardo Gorini (Cittadella) 5.93 – Released after the 8th matchday
Vincenzo Vivarini (Frosinone) 5.5 – Released after the 9th matchday
Federico Valente (South Tyrol) 5.95 – Released after the 12th matchday
Pierpaolo Bisoli (Modena) 6 – Released after the 12th matchday
Eugenio Corini (Cremonese) 5.7 – On the bench from the 9th matchday and sacked on the 13th matchday
Giovanni Martusciello (Salernitana) 5.53 – Released after the 13th matchday
March Zaffaroni (South Tyrol) 5.37 – On the bench from the 13th matchday and sacked on the 16th matchday
Andrea Sottil (Sampdoria) 5.76 – On the bench from the 4th matchday and sacked on the 16th matchday
Rolando Maran (Brescia) 6.09 – Sacked after the 16th matchday
Stefano Colantuono (Salernitana) 5.14 – On the bench from the 14th matchday and resigned after the 20th matchday