FC Südtirol wants to get a taste of mountain air in the new year too

“We have played a really excellent championship so far and exceeded all expectations. “We start the second half of the season with the certainty that we have to deliver consistently good performances in order to continue to play at the top,” says coach Stefano Vecchi, setting out the route.

The FCS kickers should in no way underestimate Sunday's opponent, despite Albinoleffe's precarious position in the table (third from bottom). Without the ten penalty points imposed on the team from Bergamo at the start of the season, the Light Blues would be in fifth place.

On Sunday, the FCS will, among other things, build on its home advantage in the Drusus Stadium. The Vecchi team has not suffered a defeat at home in a little less than a year. The last home defeat was on January 29, 2012, under former coach Giovanni Stroppa.

Numerous failures

Current coach Stefano Vecchi has to contend with personnel concerns against Albinoleffe. In addition to the suspended Luca Bertoni and the long-term injured Jonas Clementi, Alessandro Campo and Francesco Bontà have to miss the game due to an ankle injury. Simone Iacoponi has recovered from his knee injury. The condition of Senegalese striker Mame Thiam is also uncertain. The 20-year-old is on the mend and appears to have recovered from the muscle injury.

The two midfielders Furlan and Uliano are there again, they have served a matchday ban. The defensive back four is made up of Iacoponi, Cappelletti, Bassoli and Martin from right to left. In midfield, Uliano will replace the suspended Bertoni in the playmaker position. It is completed by the two half wings Furlan and Branca. Up front, Fink, Pasi, Maritato, Bocalon and Thiam are fighting for the three available regular spots.

Albinoleffe has a former FCS player, Mauro Belotti, under contract. He played in Bolzano in the 2008/2009 season and now leads the Bergamasque defense, which is extremely difficult to beat. The team's top scorer is his namesake Andrea Belotti with six goals, followed by Pesenti with four. Coach Pala can again rely on Taugourdeau, Allievi and Pirovano in Bozen. They had to watch the last match in 2012 with a ban. The use of Corradi and Martinovic is questionable.

The first leg The opening match of the 2/2012 season took place in Bergamo on September 2013nd. The game ended 1:1. The Light Blues took the lead with Pesenti in the first minute of the second half. The striker - who had already received a yellow card - took off his jersey while celebrating the goal and therefore received a second yellow card and was sent off the pitch with a red card. With numerical superiority, the FCS pushed for the equalizer and it came in the 86th minute of the game. After a corner from Campo, Thiam scored the much-celebrated 1-1 with a header.

This is how they will play: FC South Tyrol (4-3-3): Marcone; Iacoponi, Cappelletti, Bassoli, Martin; Furlan, Uliano, Branca; Fink, Maritato (Bocalon), Pasi (Thiam).On the substitutes bench: Grandi, Tagliani, Kiem, Candido, Ahmedi, Thiam (Pasi), Bocalon (Maritato). Coach: Stefano Vecchi

Albino leff (4-3-1-2): Offredi; Salvi, Belotti, Allievi, Regonesi; Girasole, Taugourdeau, Maietti; Pacilli; A. Belotti, Pesenti. On the substitutes bench: Amadori, Ambra, Salvi, Pirovano, Gazo, Pontiggia, Diakite. Coach: Alessio Pala

Referee: Pietro Dei Giudici from Latina (Villa-Gori)

The 18th matchday at a glance (Sunday, January 6th, 2013 - 14.30:XNUMX p.m.): Carpi - Trapani Cremonese - Lecce Cuneo - Treviso FeralpiSalò – Pavia Lumezzane - Reggiana San Marino - Como FC Südtirol – Albinoleffe Virtus Entella - Tritium Free to play: Portogruaro

The table of the 1st Division (Group A): 1. Carpi 30 points 2. Lecce 30 3. FC South Tyrol 29 4. Trapani 26 5. V. Entella 23 6. Pavia 23 7. Cuneo 22 8. Cremonese 20* 9. Lumezzane 20 (-1 game) 10. San Marino 19 (-1 game) 11. Feralpisalo 18 (-1 game) 12. Como 17* 13. Portogruaro 15** 14. Reggiana 15 15. Albino leff 14*** 16. Tritium 9 (-1 game) 17. Treviso 6*

* -1 penalty point ** -2 penalty point *** - 10 penalty points

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