FC Südtirol: We need three points against Reggiana

“I don’t know how this season will end. What is certain is that the team has proven; to be ready for a top spot in the table. The boys can play freely and the two draws have not caused the enthusiasm in the team to wane,” explains managing director Dietmar Pfeifer, explaining the state of mind of the team, which will be in action for the third time in just a few days on Sunday.

On the tenth matchday of the second half of the season, FC Südtirol welcomes Reggiana - the third against the third from last. At first glance, an easy task, as the team from Emilia Romagna has not yet been able to win a match on a foreign green. But FC Südtirol's last two games against Como and Cuneo have shown that every point has to be fought hard in this phase of the championship.

On Sunday, Thiam & Co. want to get back to winning ways and rely on the home factor. The stadium on Trieststrasse has not seen a defeat for the home team this season and the White Reds have been able to win 27 of the total 42 points in the previous encounters.

Bertoni, Kiem and Clementi are missing

Against Reggiana, coach Stefano Vecchi will have to do without the suspended playmaker Luca Bertoni and the injured Hannes Kiem and Jonas Clementi. Not much will change in the starting lineup. The defense is expected to remain unchanged for Wednesday's match against Cuneo, while in midfield Uliano will take the playmaker position in place of Bertoni. The two half wings will be Furlan on the right and Branca on the left. In attack there is once again uncertainty as to whether Maritato or Testardi will take the number 2 position. The former will be the favorite in the race and will face his former teammates from Reggiana on Sunday. He scored a remarkable goal in the first leg. The game ended 2-XNUMX.

Let's take a closer look at our opponents. Reggiana is going through a very mixed season and at the end of the first half of the season Lamberto Zauli was dismissed as coach. Neo-coach Luigi Apolloni, a former defender at Parma and national player under Arrigo Sacchi (15 appearances, 1 goal), has not yet brought the hoped-for turnaround. Reggiana only got seven points in the eight games of the second half of the season. The last two games were lost and away from home the dark reds picked up a measly two points. After Tritium, Treviso and Cuneo, Reggiana has the lowest impact storm with 22 goals in 24 games. The defense is also more than holey with 38 goals conceded. Only Tritium and Treviso have conceded more hits.

On Sunday, coach Apolloni cannot rely on the suspended defender Aya and the striker Paolo Rossi. The attacker tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee in the last game against Cremonese. Gilioli is also not guaranteed to be part of the game, while Parola is ready to play again.

This is how they will play (Sunday, 14.30 p.m.):

FC South Tyrol (4-3-3): Marcone; Iacoponi, Cappelletti, Bassoli, Martin; Furlan, Uliano, Branca; Campo, Maritato (Testardi), Thiam. On the substitutes' bench: Grandi, Tagliani, Panzeri, Bontà, Turchetta (Pasi), Fink, Testardi. Coach: Stefano Vecchi

Reggiana (3-5-1-1): Tomasig; Bani, Mei, Cossentino; Iraci, Bovi, Zanetti, Viapiana, Scappi (Panizzi); Alessi; Bonvissuto. On the bench: Bellucci, Scappi (Panizzi), Parola, Ardizzone, Arati, Matteini, Sprocati. Coach: Luigi Apolloni

Referee: Vincenzo Soricaro from Barletta (Maspero-Leali)

The other matches on matchday 27 (Sunday, 14.30:XNUMX p.m.): FeralpiSalò – Albino effe Lumezzane – Virtus Entella Pavia – Cuneo Portogruaro – Lecce San Marino – Treviso FC South Tyrol - Reggiana Tritium - Trapani Cremonese - Como (Monday, 20.45 p.m., live Rai Sport 1) Free to play: Carpi

The table of the 1st Division, Group A: 1. Lecce 47 points 2. Trapani 46 (-1 game) 3. FC Südtirol 42 (-1 game) 4. Virtus Entella 39 5. Carpi 38 6. San Marino 35 (-1 game) 7. Pavia 34 8. Lumezzane 34 9. FeralpiSalò 34 (-1 game) 10. Cremonese 33* 11. Albinoleffe 32** (-1 game) 12. Portogruaro 28*(-1 game) 13. Como 25* (-1 game) 14. Cuneo 25 15. Reggiana 22 (-1 game) 16. Tritium 16 (-1 game) 17. Treviso 13*

*-1 penalty point **-6 penalty points

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FC Südtirol: We need three points against Reggiana

After the two draws and the mixed performances against Como and Cuneo, Thiam & Co. are willing to score three important points with a view to taking part in the playoffs.

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