Palermo-Venezia is a match valid for the 30th day of Serie B and is played on Friday at 8:30 p.m.: odds, predictions, live TV and streaming.
One, Palermo, is in danger of being cut out of the race for direct promotion. The other, Venezia, is still in the race for second place, which is only two points away. So there are several cues that the direct clash at the “Barbera” offers. And the points at stake are heavy, as we are entering the climax of the Serie B regular season.
The Sicilians on Sunday returned to winning ways after the draw with Cremonese and the two crushing defeats with Ternana and Brescia, which seriously rattled Eugenio Corini’s bench. The Brescia coach is confirmed for now, and in that sense the victory in Lecco, decided by a Nedelcearu goal, was crucial. Yes, all right, against the last in the standings perhaps a rounder result was expected, but at this juncture the rosanero have to mind their own business: second-place Cremonese has moved away – it has a seven-point lead – and the match with Venezia is probably one of the last chances to remain attached to that “train” that leads directly to the top division without going through the playoffs. The lagunari immediately lifted their heads after the slip in Como and a week ago they came out on top at the “Penzo” with Bari, beaten 3-1: for Paolo Vanoli’s team it is the third success in the last four.
Palermo-Venezia: the latest news on the lineups
Corini will not have Ranocchia: the former Juventus midfielder who has netted as many as 4 goals since his arrival last January. Reason for which the Rosanero coach will confirm the eleven that defeated Lecco. Also absent are Desplanches and Lucioni.
Few doubts also for Vanoli, who will reintroduce the usual 3-5-2 with the all-Scandinavian attacking pair formed by Finland’s Pohjanpalo and Denmark’s Gytkjær. The only one unavailable is defender Dembele.
The Prediction
Two of the most prolific attacks in B (53 goals for Venezia, 52 for Palermo) and increasingly small margins for error if the goal is direct promotion. The ingredients for a spectacular match are all there. In any case, Venezia struggles away from home, and it cannot be ruled out that, taking advantage of the crowd’s momentum, Palermo can at least avoid defeat.
The probable formations of Palermo-Venezia
PALERMO (4-3-3): Pigliacelli; Diakité, Nedelcearu, Ceccaroni, Lund; Henderson, Gomes, Segre; Di Mariano, Di Francesco, Brunori.
VENICE (3-5-2): Joronen; Sverko, Svoboda, Altare; Candela, Busio, Tessmann, Ellertsson, Zampano; Pohjanpalo, Gytkjær.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
