FC Südtirol in the week of truth

FC Südtirol saved fourth place in the table, at least temporarily, with a 1-1 draw in the home game against Cittadella on Saturday. However, a win will most likely be needed on the last day of the match if we are to make a direct jump to the playoff semi-finals.

16 May 2023

From: dl

The FCS is still one point ahead of Cagliari and Parma. With a win on Friday evening in Modena, fourth place would be secured, no matter what the competition does. What's good for the FCS: Opponent Modena is actually only playing for the Golden Pineapple on the last match day. In other words: The Emilians are already safely saved, but they can no longer qualify for the promotion games. The task in Modena will probably not be easy. Former FCS coach Attilio Tesser's team won the first leg in the Drusus Stadium 2-0. It was one of the weakest games the Bisoli team has shown this season.

But Cagliari and Parma have even tougher games ahead of them on paper. Gianluigi Buffon & Co. welcome the in-form Venezia, who still need points to take part in the playoffs. Cagliari, on the other hand, is visiting Cosenza, which is still fighting to stay in the league. In the event of a draw, the FCS would be dependent on support. In this scenario, Cagliari and Parma are unlikely to win, otherwise they would have to enter the playoffs in the quarter-finals (May 26th or 27th).

Calculations after calculations

If the FCS loses, Cagliari shouldn't get a point, otherwise fourth place would be gone. The Sardinians won the direct duel. Parma could even get a draw in the event of an FCS defeat because they would be left behind in a direct comparison with FC Südtirol. If all three teams end up with the same number of points, the FCS will qualify directly for the semi-finals because they scored the most points in the direct duels.

Will Modena knock FCS out of fourth place on Friday evening? © Social Media

Be that as it may, so far only Bari, who are firmly in third place in the table, knows their schedule for the playoffs. While FC Südtirol, Parma and Cagliari are still fighting for positions, two of the six tickets are still free: Venezia, Palermo, Pisa, Reggina, Ascoli and Como are fighting for them on the last matchday. By the way: For the third and fourth place in the regular round, two draws in the semi-finals would be enough to advance. This is another reason why a victory in Modena would be worth gold for the FCS.

The playoff schedule

Preliminary round:
Tables-6. vs. Table 7. (May 26)
Tables-5. vs. Table 8. (May 27)

Semifinals:
Winner of game 1 vs Bari (first leg/May 29th, second leg June 2nd)
Winner of game 2 vs. table 4. (May 30 and June 3)

Finish:
First leg (June 8th), second leg (June 11th)

The table

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Frosinone	37	23	8	6	60:24	77
2. Genoa	37	20	11	6	49:25	70
3. Baric	37	17	14	6	55:33	65
4. FC South Tyrol	37	14	16	7	37:32	58
5. Parma	37	16	10	11	46:38	57
6. Cagliari	37	14	15	8	49:34	57
7. Venice	37	13	10	14	50:48	49
8. Palermo	37	11	15	11	46:47	48
9. Step on	37	11	14	12	47:40	47
10. Brescia	37	16	4	17	48:45	47
11. Ascoli	37	12	11	14	40:46	47
12. As	37	10	16	11	47:48	46
13. Modena	37	12	9	16	45:52	45
14. Ternana	37	11	10	16	35:49	43
15. Cittadella	37	9	15	13	34:45	42
16. Cosenza	37	9	13	15	30:52	40
17. Brescia	37	9	12	16	34:55	39
18. Perugia	37	9	9	19	37:50	36
19. Col	37	7	14	16	39:50	35
20. Benevento	37	7	14	16	31:46	35