Spal first on the field: opportunity to put pressure on in the race for salvation

If in the last few days the Spal has always played after its direct competitors, this time it is the white and blues who take to the field first. With the possibility therefore of putting pressure on their rivals in the salvation race. Among the teams fighting not to to retreat, only Baldini's team against the Pontedera and Sestri Levante on the Perugia pitch will be busy tomorrow (both at 17,30pm), while the Milan Futuro and Lucchese – respectively against Ternana and Vis Pesaro – are scheduled for Sunday, finally Legnago Salus will close the round next Monday in Carpi.

This is a detail of no small importance, because by beating Pontedera Spal would tie Lucchese in fifth-last place with 33 points, and the following day Gorgone's team - ahead of Antenucci and his teammates thanks to goal difference - would be called upon to respond in a complicated match from every point of view against Vis Pesaro. The situation at Lucchese finally worsened yesterday morning, when patron Mancini cancelled the press conference to present the new ownership for the second time.

It goes without saying that the salaries that the president had promised to pay to the members have not yet arrived at their destination, and at this point there are many who are betting that the fateful transfers will never arrive. Gorgone's team - dazed and humiliated - has no intention of throwing in the towel. According to the information circulated yesterday, Lucchese will continue to play and therefore fight to avoid relegation regardless of what happens at the club level.

Those who thought they could do without the Rossoneri will be forced to change their plans, because even though they are in very difficult psychological and environmental conditions, the Pantera wants to play it out to the end. Maybe trying to save themselves directly by detaching nine points from Sestri Levante, second to last in the standings. We will see on Sunday how Gorgone's team will react, having suffered a heavy defeat on the Pontedera pitch (4-1 the score) in the last round, leaving the feeling of having their minds elsewhere.

For Spal, therefore, it could be a potentially favorable day, because Lucchese represents a great unknown, and on Sunday Milan Futuro will face the highly rated Ternana, who lost the duel with Virtus Entella and resigned themselves to finishing the regular season in second place, but certainly cannot completely unplug until the playoffs.

Stefano Manfredini