With their dreams of direct promotion now over, Spezia have taken their foot off the gas, resigned to the idea of having to contest the playoffs. Luca D’Angelo’s side have lost their last two games, first to Reggiana (2-1) and then to Cremonese (2-3). The defeat against the Grigiorossi, which came despite the visitors being reduced to ten men early in the second half, is indicative of the fact that Pio Esposito and his teammates are now focused exclusively on the postseason.
Spezia, meanwhile, cannot afford any missteps in the last game of the regular season: their lead over fourth-placed Cremonese was further reduced after last Friday, with the Lombards now just two points behind. It is therefore essential to beat relegated Cosenza to be sure of finishing on the podium, which is crucial in order to advance to the semifinals and the playoff final in the event of a tie on points at the end of the two matches. Mister D’Angelo could also reach “quota 100” against the Calabrians: that is the number of points the coach has accumulated since taking over the Ligurian club, surpassing his predecessor Vincenzo Italiano in this particular ranking. As for Cosenza, Massimiliano Alvini’s team should not put up much resistance. On Friday, in a stadium deserted due to protests against the owners, the Lupi lost 1-0 to Cesena, suffering their third defeat in the last four games: in Liguria, the only goal is to try to limit the damage.
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Prediction
Spezia should end the regular season with a convincing victory against Cosenza, who are bottom of the table and already relegated after two games (only two away wins for the Calabrians this season). At least three goals in total.
Probable line-ups for Spezia-Cosenza
SPEZIA (3-5-2): Gori; Wisniewski, P. Hristov, Mateju; Elia, Kouda, Nagy, Vignali, Aurelio; Lapadula, F. P. Esposito.
COSENZA (3-4-2-1): Vettorel; Sgarbi, A. Hristov, Venturi; Ricciardi, Kouan, Gargiulo, D’Orazio; Florenzi, Rizzo Pinna; Novello.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-0