Cremonese in Pisa to better prepare for the playoffs

Last day of the regular season with reasons yet to be verified Cremonese in Pisa. In fact, while the Nerazzurri have already achieved direct promotion to Serie A (as highlighted by the dramatic 3-3 draw with Sudtirol), Stroppa's team is already focused with great attention on the playoffs.

To tell the truth, mathematics still leaves a little door open to Spezia overtaken in extremis, but the Ligurians will finish with the already relegated Cosenza and will hardly let slip the third place with all the advantages attached in the promotion play-offs. On the grey-red front, therefore, put in secure fourth place, the main objective of this trip to Pisa is to close the championship without any problems or injuries, avoiding possible disqualifications in view of the matches that could be worth an entire season.

Premises that clearly suggest that both coaches will offer their best for the last 90 minutes space for players who have had less so far, with a special note for Vazquez, who is finally available again after a long layoff (eight days) due to disqualification and who, therefore, needs to get some official minutes in his legs in view of the grand finale of the season. For the rest, in an attempt to shed light on the possible starting eleven, mister Stroppa will have to do without the disqualified Bianchetti, with the warned Vandeputte and Barbieri who, in any case, will have to pay maximum attention to avoid incurring a yellow card that would make them unavailable in view of the playoff semi-final. The Cremonese coach, who praised the convincing and quality performance put on display in La Spezia (a precious and auspicious “appetizer” of the promotion play-offs), in an attempt to save energy for those who have spent the most in all these months, is thinking of offering an opportunity to assert themselves to players like Moretti, Folino and Gelli who have accumulated a lot of bench time, from which Drago could also get up to give Fulignati a turn off. Among the candidates for a starting jersey in Pisa are also players like Valoti, Majer and Bonazzoli, who could also take advantage of an opportunity to try to change Stroppa's (well-established) hierarchies. Regardless of who will take the field, however, Cremonese is called upon to close the regular season on a positive note to give itself a further injection of confidence in view of the long-awaited start of the play-offs, a challenge of truth that is ever closer and will issue the definitive judgment on a year of work at home for the Grigiorossa.

Probable lineups

Pisa (3-4-2-1): Nicolas; Calabresi, Castellini, Bonfanti; Sernicola, Abilgaard, Hojholt, Angori; Vignato, Arena; Lind. All: Inzaghi. Cremonese (3-5-2): Drago; Folino, Ravanelli, Moretti; Barbieri, Gelli, Majer, Valoti, Azzi; Vazquez, Bonazzoli. Coach: Stroppa.

The match will be played on Tuesday 13 May at 20.30:XNUMX at the Arena Garibaldi stadium in Pisa and will be visible on Dazn and LaB Channel.