The placing achieved by Cosenza at the final whistle of the match in Cava de’ Tirreni became part of the top 10 of the best results obtained by the rossoblù in the 48 tournaments played in the third level of Italian football. The tenth best placing is shared with the fourth place achieved in the C series of 1964-1965 and the C1 of the 1986-1987 season. In both cases the promotion did not come, as the playoffs were not foreseen. Buscè’s team, however, still has the possibility of snatching Serie B in the long playoff journey. If Cosenza were to repeat a climb like the one that led them to the second division in the 2017-2018 season, this time they would play nine games. That is to say two more matches than were necessary for the last promotion. This despite the Wolves now starting from the second round of the group stage. Mazzocchi and his teammates, after the debut at the “Marulla” on Wednesday, would also find themselves playing on 10, 13, 17, 20, 24 and 27 May and the final, in home and away matches, on 2 and 7 June. Data that raises the difficulty coefficient.
Third in terms of points. In terms of final position in the group, the Sila team did better in 1960-1961 and 1997-1998, when they finished as winners; in 1945-1946, 1949-1950, 1958-1959, 1965-1966 and 1987-1988, when they finished in second place; in 1942-1943 and 1959-1960, when they came third. The year of Buscè’s group is the third in terms of points won (67), surpassed only by the 1949-1950 season when Cosenza concluded with the equivalent of today’s 72 points (21 wins, 9 draws and 4 defeats; 2.12 points on average) and the 1997-1998 season, which closed with promotion to Serie B with 68 points (19 wins, 11 draws and 4 defeats; 2 on average). In terms of average points, Mazzocchi and his associates are seventh (1.76) like Cosenza 1987-1988 (60 points in 34 days), that of the historic return to Serie B twenty-one years after the last time. The path just completed is behind, in addition to that of the two cases just mentioned, also compared to the 1942-1943 championships (44 points; 2 on average), 1960-1961 (66; 1.94), 1958-1959 (64; 1.88), 1965-1966 (64; 1.88).
