Spal-Gubbio: Last Home Challenge to Avoid Relegation to Serie D

It will be the last home match of the regular season, before the play-offs. Spal will face the Gubbio in a last-ditch attempt to be able to bypass the Milan Futuro in the standings, to have a further chance in the event of a draw in the final lottery to avoid relegation to Serie D.

Mister Baldini, how important are the three points against Gubbio?

"We have to do everything to win, and then see what Milan will do. We have to think about ourselves and try to get the double result in our favor in the playouts. It becomes a game for which it is essential to take the three points, which is what we have tried to do in the last 5-6 games."

Will all players be available?

"Bassoli and Karlsson are back, I'm very happy to have them back. The others are all available, except Mignanelli."

Has the team understood the importance that the advantage of the position in the standings compared to Milan can have?

"If he hasn't understood it, I'll explain it to him again until the last minute. In any case, yes, the lads are aware that the result against Gubbio could be fundamental and they know that they have to give it everything they have. In the last few games this has always been done, even if with some distractions perhaps. But it was done".

What kind of Gubbio does Mazza expect?

"I am certain of one thing, and that is that Gubbio will do everything to avoid playing against Arezzo in the playoffs, so they will try to play the game. Fontana and I have a true friendship, based on great esteem and respect. We are family friends, I consider him a very well-prepared and valid coach. The team always tries to play, to build and to come and put pressure on you. We have a difficult game ahead of us, but I think they too fear the Spal of the last period".

Nador, who is on a yellow card, will he be in the match?

"He won't be a starter, he's a key player for this team right now. He's grown a lot in the last period, he's a player who must be protected absolutely for the playouts".

Going back to the Pesaro match, how angry did the umpteenth goal conceded a handful of minutes before kick-off make you?

"A lot. But then we tried to turn the game around. I've always said that I will never attack a player for a technical error. It makes me angry, because we directed the game in a negative way, but the error is there and the nerves then passed after seeing that we did everything to recover".

Mister, can you tell us that you have a 'secret weapon' to face this dramatic moment?

"Unfortunately I don't have any secret weapons... The thing we need to focus on is that right now we have a team that can compete with everyone and 7-8 games ago they couldn't compete with anyone. We were in a situation that I was very worried about. At the moment Spal are conceding very little, in the last few games there have been few shots on goal, they are a team that always creates, that is alive. All the bitter pills that I swallowed before, at this moment have passed me".

Beatrice Bergamini