The opponents. Cosenza still struggling. Tense atmosphere between the square and the club

Pisa returns to the field to prepare for the match against Cosenza, but how did the other Serie B teams experience the week of the international break?

Let's start with the Nerazzurri's next opponents, the Calabrians. Belmonte's team is coming off a very heavy defeat in the derby against Catanzaro (4-0), which has relegated them further to the bottom of the table (six points away from fourth-last Brescia, now in the playout for salvation). The club is still "committed to trying to achieve a difficult but important salvation", as stated in a press release and on Saturday morning president Guarascio was present at training, showing closeness to the team. The climate is tense between the fans and the club itself. The central issue is related to the sale of the club. A issue that has led to a direct clash between Guarascio himself and president Caruso in recent days.

Meanwhile, remaining on the pitch, Kouan, Caporale and Ciervo did not train on Saturday. Three players of absolute value in the economy of Cosenza, and the medical staff is therefore called to try to recover them in view of Saturday's challenge.

Moving on to talk about another team directly involved with Pisa, the direct pursuer, Spezia, which will open the thirty-first round of the championship on Friday in the advance match against Brescia, has recovered Pio Esposito. The 2005-born centre-forward seems to have recovered from the calf problems that forced him to miss the under-21 matches, and should be regularly on the pitch. Gianluca Lapadula, on the other hand, is unlikely to be present. The striker will only return on Thursday from his commitments with Peru, and with great difficulty D'Angelo could decide to field him from the first minute. A department in emergency, also considering that Edoardo Soleri has been out for months due to injury, and will only return next season. In addition to these two, Salvatore Esposito should also not be able to recover for the match with Brescia. The number 5 is still struggling with the muscular problem suffered in the match against Pisa, and the Ligurians are aiming for his return for the match against Sampdoria the following weekend. A break, the one that is coming to an end, without dismissals. The closest seemed to be Alessio Dionisi, but in the end Palermo opted to keep the former Sassuolo player. The Neroverdi, ever closer to promotion, will be protagonists of the derby against Reggiana at the restart, a very hot match at the Mapei Stadium, which began days before in the municipal phase, with the clubs arguing over a possible inversion of the curves where their fans should be placed.

Lorenzo Vero