Big hit at the start of the year: FC Südtirol welcomes the leaders

FC Südtirol wants to forget the 0-4 debacle at the start of the season in Umbria on Sunday and move closer to the top places with a win. However, coach Alfredo Sebastiani has to rely on Tonino Sorrentino and Thomas Albanese in addition to the long-term injured Pietro Cascone. Sorrentino is not yet in the necessary condition and physical condition. Albanese, on the other hand, is still dealing with his groin injury. As far as technical direction is concerned, Sebastiani could fall back on the tried and tested system with Mattia Marchi as the sole striker and with Omar El Kaddouri and Alessandro Campo as attacking midfielders. During the training week, the option with two strikers was also tested with Mattia Marchi and Manuel Fischnelller, who was called up to the U-20 national team's training camp in Coverciano from Monday, January 10th to Wednesday, January 12th, and Omar El Kaddouri as an attacking midfielder . In this case, Alessandro Campo would be moved back to midfield. The FCS players must also not ignore the fact that four players have already received three yellow cards. In addition to central defender Hannes Kiem, this also applies to midfielders Andrea Burato, Alessandro Furlan and Alfredo Romano.

Gubbio - the surprise team of the first half of the season

Gubbio surprised many experts with 37 points in 18 championship games. There is little to gain for the opponents, especially in the home stadium. In 10 games against their own team they celebrated eight wins and one draw. In District A, Gubbio is also the team with the most wins (12) and the fewest draws (one). This statistic suggests that Gubbio always plays to win, but without neglecting defensive work. This is proven by the low number of goals conceded. When it comes to the goals scored, it is noticeable that no fewer than eight different players have been able to get on the scorers list to date. The Argentinian Juan Ignacio Gomez Taleb scored the most goals with 11 goals.

The suspended Briganti will be replaced by Caracciolo in Gubbio's central defense on Sunday. As for the rest of the lineup, coach Torrente will rely on the majority of his starting eleven. Captain Sandreani, the former Genoa player Boisfer and the 21-year-old Raggio Garibaldi particularly stand out. The latter made two appearances with Genoa in Serie A and six appearances in Serie B with Pisa. But the most important player at Gubbio is without a doubt striker Gomez. Due to his good performances, both Vicenza and his former club Hellas Verona have their eyes on him. But former Inter coach and current Gubbio sports director Gigi Simoni declared Gomez unsaleable, at least until June.

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

FC South Tyrol (4-3-2-1): Zomer; Brugger, Kiem, Nazari, Martin; Furlan, Mariano Romano, Alfredo Romano; El Kaddouri, Campo; Marchi. Substitutes: Mair, Traorè, Mirri, Burato, Fink, Baccolo, Manuel Filehner. Coach: Alfredo Sebastiani

Gubbio (4-3-3): Lamanna; Bartolucci, Caracciolo, Borghese, Farina; Sandreani, Boisfer, Raggio Garibaldi; Galano, Gomez, Donnarumma. Replacements: Farabbi, Urbani, Gaggiotti, Nazzani, Capogrosso, Bazzoffia, Testardi. Coach: Vincenzo Torrente

The 19rd matchday at a glance:

FC South Tyrol – Gubbio Bassano – Ravenna Como-Verona Lumezzane – Salernitana Monza – Spal Paganese – Pavia Sorrento – Pergocrema Spezia-Reggiana Cremonese – Alessandria (Monday, 20.45 p.m.)

The table of Group A of the 1st Division after 18 games:

1. Gubbio 37 points 2. Sorrento 34 3. Column* 31 (-1 game) 4.Alessandria 31 5. Reggiana 27 6. Lumezzane* 24 7. FC South Tyrol 24 8. Salernitana** 23 9. Spezia 23 10. Ravenna 22 (-1 game) 11. Cremonese 21 12. Bassano Virtus 20 13. Como 20 14. Pavia 19 15. Pergocrema 18 (-1 game) 16. Verona 18 (-1 game) 17. Monza 14 (-1 game) 18. Paganese 11* (-1 game)

* one point deducted ** two points deducted

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