FC Südtirol is threatened with a relegation battle

The FCS celebrated its last win on February 7th against Cremonese. Last Saturday's defeat against AlbinoLeffe was the third away defeat in a row, the fifth in the last seven games. The White Reds are currently in ninth place in Group A of the Lega Pro, eight points away from the playout zone. And that with seven games still remaining.

Lumezzane as a construction opponent?

However, Lumezzane is even worse than the professional club from South Tyrol, as the Brescians only have 29 points to their name. On the last matchday they were able to break their negative streak (three defeats in a row) by sharing points against Monza. Lumezzane has the third-worst defense with 41 goals conceded and the fourth-worst attack in Lega Pro Group A with 27 goals scored.

The FCS will also meet two familiar faces on Saturday. One of them is that of Caleb Ekuban, Brescia's top scorer with 4 goals, who wore the white and red jersey in the first half of last season (7 appearances and 1 goal) and then moved to Lumezzane during the winter break. In addition, central defender Mauro Belotti will try to fend off the attacks of his former club. He wore the FCS uniform from January to June 2009.

Several failures at FCS

FCS coach Sormani has a few absences and will definitely have to do without the suspended Mazzitelli and the long-injured Hannes Fink. Mladen is back in the game and Furlan is already expected to be in the starting line-up. It is still unclear about the players Zullo and Branca, as they are still recovering and a decision will still be made as to whether they can sit on the substitutes' bench.

This is how they will play:

Lumezzane (4-3-2-1): Bason; Mogos, Belotti, Nossa, Pantano; Gatto, Meduri, Pippa; Varas, Potenza; Sarao (Ekuban). Replacements: Furlan, Biondi, Monticone, Franchini, Baldassin, Cruz, Ekuban (Sarao) Coach: Paolo Nicolato

FC South Tyrol (4-3-3): Miori; Tait, Mladen; Tagliani (Kiem), Martin; Furlan, Bertoni, Cia; Marras (Campo), Novothny, Fiwickeler. Substitutes: Melgrati, Kiem (Tagliani), Allegra, Peverelli, Branca, Campo (Marras), Shekiladze Coach: Adolfo Sormani

Referee: Fabio Piscopo from Imperia

The 32rd matchday at a glance: Lumezzane - FC Südtirol (Saturday, 14.30 p.m.) Bassano - Alessandria (Saturday, 15 p.m.) Cremonese - Como (Saturday, 15 p.m.) Arezzo - Pro Patria (Saturday, 16 p.m.) Giana - Pavia (Saturday, 17 p.m.) Albinoleffe - Venezia (Saturday, 19.30 p.m.) Pordenone - Mantova (Sunday, 11 a.m.) Torres - Monza (Sunday, 12.30 p.m.) Feralpisalò - Renate (Sunday, 16 p.m.) Novara - Real Vicenza (Sunday, 18 p.m.)

The table:

1. Novara 60 points 2.Alessandria 59 3. Pavia 59 4. Bassano Virtus 58 5. Como 54 6. Feralpisalò 47 7. Real Vicenza 46 8. Arezzo 43 9. FC South Tyrol 42 10. Unione Venezia 42 11. Mantova 40 12. Renate 39 13.Torres 37 14. Cremonese 36 15. Giana Erminio 35 16. Monza 34 17. Lumezzane 29 18. Alinoleffe 27 19. Pro Patria 24 20. Pordenone 21

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FC Südtirol is threatened with a relegation battle

On Saturday, the FCS wants to end its seven-round winless spell in the away game against Lumezzane and consolidate its position in the middle of the table. In the event of another defeat, Kiem and Co. could even find themselves in a relegation vortex.

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