Ritten and Pustertal are fighting for second place in the long-distance duel

Master round Fiat Professional Wolves – Alleghe Tegola Canadese The Wolves in particular have a tricky game ahead of them, because after four defeats from the last five encounters, they need to drive away the specter of crisis in the Puster Valley in time for the start of the playoffs. After the bitter derby defeat in Bolzano, the HCP urgently needs points in order not to lose ground in the fight for second place in the table. At the same time, it is also important to keep pursuer Alleghe at a distance in a direct duel. With their win against Valpellice, the Belluno team moved within seven points of Bruneck. A defeat for Adey's team on Saturday would further fuel the competition for second and third places in the table. In this important phase of the season, HC Pustertal has to go to work severely handicapped by injuries. Ben Guitè, Patrick Bona, Benno Obermair and Lukas Crepaz will be missing again on Saturday. Pat Kavanagh, however, returns to the team after serving his suspension. Alleghe, on the other hand, arrives with the best line-up and can even afford to send Gino Guyer to the stands as a surplus foreigner.

HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering – Ritten Sport Renault Trucks Another exciting duel takes place on matchday five in the Valmora Arena Cotta Morandini, where Valpellice will be trying to maintain contact with fourth-placed Alleghe with a home win against Ritten Sport. However, coach Rob Wilson's team is likely to prove to be an extremely high hurdle, as the “Buam” themselves urgently need points in order to assert themselves in the fight for the top places. Ritten has to make do in Torre Pellice for the first time without Andy Delmore, who has said goodbye to his teammates and is looking for a new employer. Ryan Ramsay could celebrate his long-awaited comeback on Saturday. However, the coach and the medical staff will only decide on a possible deployment immediately before the start of the game. The injured Alex Frei and Alexander Eisath will definitely not be there. At Valpellice, however, Alex Silva and Martino Durand Varese are still questionable.

Relegation Round Migross Supermercati Asiago – Val di Fassa Ferrarini In the game Asiago against Fassa, the roles are clearly assigned: the old champions from Veneto go into the game as the big favorite, not least because of their sometimes outstanding performance on the last match day in Milan. Now the upward trend against Fassa should be confirmed and at the same time the consolidation of first place in the relegation round. The Ladins, for their part, have their backs to the wall. After a disappointing season, the playout against Pontebba is unavoidable. At Asiago, the Austro-Canadian Jeremy Rebek has to postpone his debut. He will not complete his sports medical examinations until the beginning of next week. Fassa coach Miro Frycer can probably make the most of it.

Aquile FVG Pontebba – Hafro Cortina Pontebba wants to finally celebrate a full point win at home against Cortina after narrowly missing out on victory in Alba di Canazei on Thursday. Rok Pajic's boys want to get in shape before the crucial playout games. Cortina can also play freely now that eighth place in the table has been largely secured. With a win against Pontebba, the Ampezzo team could even challenge Milan for seventh place again. The game on Saturday will be very special for Erich Weissmann, as he moved from Pontebba to Cortina on Friday and will immediately meet his former teammates. Stanislav Hudec, however, has left the club for the Czech Republic. Cortina coach Beddoes can rely on Andrea Moser again against Pontebba. Derek Edwardson is still questionable, while Matt Siddall is certain to pass. There are no failures to report at Pontebba.

Serie A – Matchday 5 Master and Relegation Round – Saturday, January 26th Master round Leitner Solar Arena in Bruneck, 20:30 p.m Fiat Professional Wolves – Alleghe Tegola Canadese Referee: Gamper D., Metelka, Lorengo, Unterweger

Valmora Arena Cotta Morandini in Torre Pellice, 20:30 p.m HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering – Ritten Sport Renault Trucks Referees: Loreggia, Gastaldelli, Marri, Lega

Free to play: HC Bozen

Relegation Round Odegar in Asiago, 20:30 p.m Migross Supermercati Asiago – Val di Fassa Ferrarini Referee: Bosio, Ferrini, Manfroi, Stella M.

Vuerich in Pontebba, 20:30 p.m Aquile FVG Pontebba – Hafro Cortina Referees: Colcuc, Pianezze, De Toni, Soia

Free to play: Milano Rossoblu

The Serie A tables Master round 1. HC Bozen 49* points 2. Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 42 3. Fiat Professional Wolves 42 4. Alleghe Tegola Canadese 35 5. Valpellice Bodino Engineering 32

* one more game

Relegation Round 1. Migross Supermercati Asiago 37 2. Milano Rossoblu 32* 3. Hafro Cortina 23 4. Val di Fassa Ferrarini 17 5. Aquile FVG Pontebba 6

* one more game

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Ritten and Pustertal are fighting for second place in the long-distance duel

On the fifth matchday of the Master Round, Ritten Sport and HC Pustertal want to get closer to the leader from Bolzano without a game. In the relegation round, Asiago can win the group early.

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