Cosenza-Como is a match of the 19th day of Serie B and is played on Tuesday at 3 p.m.: odds, predictions, TV and streaming.
Cesc Fabregas’ Como last Saturday avoided in extremis what would have been their second consecutive defeat after slipping at Brescia. A penalty converted by Simone Verdi reeled in Palermo at the last gasp, a direct contender for promotion who had taken a three-goal lead on the lakeshore.
The challenge with the Rosanero ended in a pyrotechnic 3-3 draw, with the Larians squandering a gigantic opportunity. And that is to reach the second place of Venezia, stopped at home by Lecco. Instead, Como slipped even to fifth position: now at 32 points there are also Cittadella and Cremonese, in the last round avalanche respectively on Ternana and Modena. Direct promotion, in any case, remains just a stone’s throw away: between second and seventh in the standings there are only five points. On the Boxing Day of Serie B, which coincides with the last day of the first half of the season, Fabregas’ men will be on the scene in Cosenza, against a team that after the splendor of the first two months seems to have returned to the ranks. The goal of the Rossoblù must be to save themselves as soon as possible: to achieve this, goals will have to be found again. Fabio Caserta’s Lupi have scored only one in the last five days and come from two white-net draws with Parma and Bari. The playout zone, for the Calabrians, remains four points away.
Cosenza-Como: the latest lineup news
Caserta seems oriented to confirm the three-man defense already experimented with Parma and in Bari, in order to give more compactness and create more density in midfield. Two heavy absences in the neuralgic area of the field: out for disqualification Florenzi and Praszelik.
(Praszelik IlVeggente.it (Lapresse)
On the other side, Fabregas must do without Curto and Da Cunha, who are also disqualified. It will be a three-man defense for the Larians as well, consisting of Vignali, Odenthal and Solini. Up front, supporting the lone striker Cutrone will be Baselli and Chajiia.
The prediction
Como in the last two seasons has always come back beaten from the “Marulla”: 2-0 in 2021 and 3-1 last year. This time the Larians have a few more chances, after all they are playing a top league and seem to be able to aspire to promotion. They should therefore at least avoid defeat in a match in which Cosenza’s asphyxiated attack, which has been dry for three matches in a row, could also be unblocked.
The probable formations of Cosenza-Como
COSENZA (3-5-2): Micai; Meroni, Venturi, Fontanarosa; Rispoli, Zuccon, Calò, Voca, Martino; Mazzocchi, Tutino.
COMO (3-4-3): Semper; Vignali, Odenthal, Solini; Cassandro, Bellemo, Abildgaard, Sala; Baselli, Cutrone, Chajiia.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
