Perugia-Spal is a Serie B Week 16 match played on Thursday at 15:00: odds, predictions, live TV and streaming.
The Castori cure is working. Yes, sure, Perugia still lie at the bottom of the Serie B standings – they are last with 12 points collected in 15 games – but in the last three days they seem to have turned the tide, with two away draws against Modena and Cosenza and a home win against Genoa. In short, nothing to do with the disastrous team that until a few weeks ago collected defeat after defeat and gave the impression of sinking. The former Salernitana coach, a man who knows the cadetteria like the back of his hand, is now looking for confirmation, aware that it will be absolutely no easy task to avoid relegation. The password, in the meantime, has become solidity: in Calabria Perugia kept the goal inviolate for the second match in a row, offering a careful and orderly performance against Viali’s formation, at the moment a direct competitor for the salvation.
Spal are also rightfully among the great disappointments of this first part of the championship. The Estensi, despite the fact that this was supposed to be their breakthrough year, have barely three points more than Perugia. And if the season ended today they would even be relegated to Serie C. Last Sunday, Daniele De Rossi’s men lost the Emilian derby against Modena (2-3), taking another defeat after those against Benevento and Brescia. Since a resounding 5-0 defeat to Cosenza in October, Spal have not won since
Perugia-Spal: the latest line-up news
La Mantia and Moncini
Castori loses striker Di Carmine, who has suffered a left hamstring injury. The former Verona man will almost certainly miss the match against Cagliari. In his place will play Melchiorri, who will position himself in front of Strizzolo. Olivieri is better, but at least at the start he will sit on the bench. Problems on the right flank for De Rossi, who has to do without Dickmann, disqualified, and Almici, injured. Murgia’s presence is also in doubt. Possible chance for Fiordaliso.
The prediction
Perugia should be able to avoid defeat against a Spal side that has appeared to be in great difficulty in the last period. It will be a deadlocked game for large stretches, in which fear will dominate. The total number of goals could be less than four.
The probable line-up of Perugia-Spal
- PERUGIA (3-4-1-2): Gori; Sgarbi, Curado, Dell’Orco; Casasola, Santoro, Bartolomei, Paz; Kouan; Strizzolo, Melchiorri.
- SPAL (3-5-2): Alfonso; Peda, Meccariello, Dalle Mura; Fiordaliso, Zanellato, Esposito, Maistro, Celia; La Mantia, Moncini.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
