Serie C, playoffs resume today after the first round. Here are the rules and predictions for the matches scheduled for today, Thursday, May 18
Three teams have already pulled off the pass for Serie B: the three that won their respective groupings. Feralpisalò, Reggiana and Catanzaro, with the latter also lifting the Super Cup. The fourth will come from the playoff lottery. Yes, a real lottery, because as always anything can happen.
Then, let’s start with the rules: today, Thursday, May 18, the second phase of the C Series playoffs, the national one, begins. And compared to what happened last week, something changes. There are five matches scheduled and in five go ahead, after that there are already the second-place finishers of each round namely Pordenone, Cesena and Crotone. In this round, as well as in the next national round, at the end of the 180 minutes of play, the teams that are seeded go ahead, that is, those that will play the return match at home next Monday. Yes, it is played on the doubleheader, with a small advantage of course that will be given to those who have done better during the season. Only in the semifinals and finals will there be in the case extra time and penalty kicks. Now, having explained the framework, let’s go to see what could be the results of tonight’s match.
Serie C, predictions for Thursday, May 18
There is a problem for Lecco, which plays today at the home of Ancona: the Lombard formation had to face a very long journey to arrive-as reported yesterday by Michele Criscitiello-because of the weather conditions that brought Emilia Romagna to its knees. Obviously in this match this factor could make the difference.
Braglia (Lapresse)
The match between Gubbio and Entella (the one that can be followed on Rayplay) will make the hosts’ coach cut a historic milestone: in fact, Piero Braglia will touch 1,000 career benches. A gift from his men could be welcome. The other three scheduled challenges are Cerignola-Foggia, Pro Sesto-Vicenza and Virtus Verona-Pescara. Hard to think of open matches with great spectacle. So much is at stake and especially so in the span of the doubleheader. Finally, all matches are scheduled at 8:30 pm.
