The preparation of the Pythagoreans continues in view of the match on Sunday evening. The “Scida” will be the scene of a match worth a season: Crotone-Cerignola represents the first hub of the playoffs, with the rossoblù called to exploit the field factor against one of the most organized teams in the group, capable of conceding very little and building their results on balance and transitions. Mister Longo carefully monitors the conditions of the injured. In attack, the doubts about Musso and Gomez affect the offensive system: the possible absence of one of the two would take away depth and the ability to attack the line, reducing the solutions in the final meters and the presence in the area on crosses. In midfield, Gallo represents a pivot for playing time and preventive coverage: without him there would be less quality in dribbling and filtering in front of the defense. On the right lane, Novella guarantees thrust and width: his absence would limit external outlets and alternation between overlaps and crosses. Those who replaced them (like Veltri and Bruno) have always responded impeccably, but in the playoffs the margin narrows. Cerignola will try to exploit any imbalances, lowering the pace and hitting on the counter. It will be a competition of details, where every choice – even linked to men – can direct the balance.
For the Crotone-Audace Cerignola match, the direction is entrusted to Giuseppe Vingo from the Pisa section. The assistants are Edoardo Maria Brunetti from Milan and Roberto Meraviglia from Pistoia. Fourth official Stefano Striamo from Salerno, while at Var there is Maria Marotta from the Sapri section. Vingo, a referee with a balanced profile and with numbers in the category average, has only one previous match against Crotone, which ended 1-1 in Latina.
