Brescia-Cosenza is a Serie B playout return match to be played on Thursday at 20:30: odds, predictions, TV and streaming.
Novanta or more minutes to decide who will be the fourth relegated and who will therefore join Perugia, Spal and Benevento, already finished in the hell of the C. Brescia and Cosenza will play for survival at the “Rigamonti” stadium: a small but significant advantage for the Lombards, who on the last day of the regular season have reached 40 points with William Viali’s Calabrese, finishing ahead thanks to the direct clashes.
In the event of a draw, therefore, the best placed team will not prevail but there will be extra time and possibly penalty kicks. They will restart from the 1-0 victory in the city of Venezia a week ago. Brescia grinded out the game but the best chances came from Cosenza, who took the lead twenty minutes from the end thanks to a goal from Marco Nasti, who arrived in Calabria on loan from AC Milan. A very precious success for the Lupi, who would be saved even if the return match ends in a draw. Daniele Gastaldello’s men, on the other hand, need to win by at least two goals to avoid the risk of Serie C – for Brescia it would be the first time in almost 40 years – and avoid the dangerous extra-time. In the regular season, the last previous meeting between the two teams took place on 1 May: despite a good first half, Cosenza conceded two goals at the start of the second half, then shortened the gap in the final (2-1). The first match, however, ended in a deadlock: at the ‘Marulla’ it finished 1-1.
Brescia-Cosenza: the latest line-up news
Viali can smile about the recovery of Marras. The outfielder has recovered from the knock he suffered seven days ago, which forced him off the pitch. The form chosen by the Calabrian coach will probably be the 4-4-2, with the attacking pair formed by Nasti and D’Urso. Zarate and Delic are out through injury.
Viali
Gastaldello will respond with a more offensive 4-3-2-1: Listkowski, favoured over Bianchi, and Rodriguez will support Ayé’s only striker. Galazzi, who has returned to the squad in extremis, is also among those called up, but the Rondinelle coach will not have Huard.
The prediction
The technical differences between the two teams all emerged in the first leg, masked however by Cosenza’s grit, who are more used to this type of match than Brescia. The Calabrians will try to defend tooth and nail the advantage gained in the first leg, while on the other side we will see an aggressive team from the first minutes. Easy, at this point, to guess what the script of the match will be. It is legitimate to assume a match that will remain locked for some time and in which the total number of goals will be less than three. Brescia should manage to avoid defeat in regulation time.
Brescia-Cosenza
probable line-up
- BRESCIA (4-3-2-1): Andrenacci; Karacic, Cistana, Adorni, Mangraviti; Bisoli, Labojko, Björkengren; Listkowski, Rodríguez; Ayé.
- COSENZA (4-4-2): Micai; Martino, Rigione, Meroni, D’Orazio; Marras, Voca, Brescianini, Florenzi; D’Urso, Nasti.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-0
