FC Südtirol: It's all or nothing

On the last matchday of the Lega Pro 1st Division championship, FC Südtirol is within touching distance of the play-offs. On Sunday the decision will be made in the Zini Stadium against Cremonese as to who will take fifth place and thus the last free ticket for the promotion round. The FCS is currently level on points with Frosinone in 7th place, three points behind Cremonese and two points behind Barletta. In order to keep your dream of advancement alive, two requirements must be met. On the one hand, FC Südtirol has to beat their direct opponents Cremonese, and on the other hand, Barletta is not allowed to win in the game against Piacenza. If there is a tie of 48 points, then Captain Kiem & Co. will have the trump cards over everyone else, because the white-reds have performed better in the direct encounters against both Cremonese and the other possible rivals Barletta and Frosinone .

“The Barletta game is irrelevant” The FCS midfielder and former Cremonese player Michael Bacher puts it in a nutshell: “Our chances have certainly decreased because we can no longer do it on our own alone, but the outcome of the game in Piacenza also counts. But that is a minor matter, because we have to and want to win our match against Cremonese, only then will the calculation be made.”

Fischnitzer, Uliano and Furlan are missing Compared to the 1-1 draw against Trapani last Sunday, coach Giovanni Stroppa has to make fundamental changes to the starting line-up that are not of a tactical nature. Francesco Uliano, Alessandro Furlan and the White-Reds' top scorer with 13 goals, Manuel Filehner, are suspended. Andrea Schenetti's use is also uncertain due to a muscle strain. Simone Iacoponi, who has served his suspension, returns on the right wing, while the two starting positions in central defense will be decided between Pietro Cascone, Massimiliano Tagliani and Hannes Kiem. Amedeo Calliari and Luca Santonocito are available as replacements for Francesco Uliano, while Michael Bacher and Alessandro Campo are likely to start. Only Nicolò Giannetti is safe in attack, while the race is still open for Andrea Schenetti, Hannes Fink, Thomas Albanese, Alessio Grea and Franco Chiavarini.

Cremonese coach Oscar Brevi, however, has to do without the suspended Favalli and Musetti. Meanwhile, Possanzini and Coralli are unavailable in attack, while there is still a big question mark behind Nizzetto. Giuseppe Le Noci, who scored 2003 goals with FC Südtirol between 2006 and 20, will definitely play. The 30-year-old striker is the top scorer with 17 goals.

The eleven duels so far between FC Südtirol and Cremonese: Season 2000/01 – 2nd Division (District A) Cremonese - FC Südtirol 1:1 (25. Galli, 29. Salamone) FC Südtirol - Cremonese 3:2 (13th Motta, 28th Serafini, 33rd Melara, 74th and 87th Motta)

Season 2002/03 – 2nd Division (District A) FC Südtirol - Cremonese 1:1 (51st Job, 64th Nardi) Cremonese - FC Südtirol 1:1 (39th Zecchin, 57th Job)

Season 2003/04 – 2nd Division (District A) FC Südtirol - Cremonese 1:0 (43. Nardi) Cremonese - FC Südtirol 0-0

Season 2003/04 – 2nd Division (District A) - Play-Off Final FC Südtirol - Cremonese 1:2 (50th Nardi, 60th and 65th Prisciandaro) Cremonese - FC Südtirol 2:1 (36. Marchesetti, 79. Taddei, 84. Moro)

Season 2010/11 – 1nd Division (District A) Cremonese - FC Südtirol 0-0 FC Südtirol – Cremonese 1:1 (20th Coda, 60th Odibe)

Season 2011/12 – 1st Division (District B) FC Südtirol – Cremonese 2-0 (32nd Fiwickeler, 63rd Chinellato)

Sunday's expected lineups: Cremonese (4-3-3): Alfonso; Polenghi, Minelli, Cesar, Sales; Fietta, Pestrin, Dettori; Filippini (Rabito), Le Noci, Nizzetto (Samb). On the substitute bench: Bianchi, Rigione, Semenzato, Tacchinardi, Degeri, Rabito (Filippini), Samb (Nizzetto). Coach: Oscar Brevi

FC South Tyrol (4-3-3): Jacobucci; Iacoponi, Tagliani (Cascone), Kiem, Legittimo; Bacher, Calliari, Campo; Schenetti (Albanese), Giannetti, Fink. On the bench: Miskiewicz, Cascone (Tagliani), Grea, Santonocito, Albanese (Schenetti), Campo, Chiavarini, Chinellato. Coach: Giovanni Stroppa

Referee: Giuseppe Ciffelli from Campobasso

The 34th matchday at a glance (Sunday, 15.00 p.m.) Cremonese - FC Sudtirol Andria – Portogruaro Carrarese – Pergocrema Frosinone – Siracusa Piacenza-Barletta Prato – Triestina Trapani-Bassano Virtus Lanciano – Feralpisalò Spezia – Latina (Live on Raisport 1)

The table of the 1st Division, Group B: 1. Spezia 59 points 2. Trapani 59 3. Syracuse 55** 4. Virtus Lanciano 54 5. Cremonese 48*** 6. Barletta 47* 7. Frosinone 45 8. FC South Tyrol 45 9. Carrarese 42 10. Portogruaro 42 11. Pergocrema 40** 12. Andria Bat. 36 13. Feralpisalò 35 14. Latina 35 15. Triestina 35 16. Piacenza 33**** 17. Prato 32 18. Bassano Virtus 31

* -1 penalty point ** -5 penalty points *** -6 penalty points **** -9 penalty points

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FC Südtirol: It's all or nothing

The big showdown will take place on Sunday at 15 p.m. in the Zini Stadium in Cremona: FC Südtirol and Cremonese will play in a direct duel for the remaining ticket for the promotion games to Serie B.

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