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Spezia boss Luca D’Angelo will not be playing for a draw in the play-off final against Cremonese even though it would be enough to send his side to Serie A. After Thursday’s goalless stalemate in the first leg at the Giovanni Zini, Spezia would be promoted if the teams finish level after another 90 minutes,
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Spezia boss Luca D’Angelo will be hoping history does not repeat itself as he prepares to lock horns with Cremonese coach Giovanni Stroppa in the Serie B play-off final once again. The pair will square up on Thursday, three years to the day since Stroppa’s Monza came from behind to beat D’Angelo’s Pisa 4-3 in
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Francesco Pio Esposito fired Spezia to within touching distance of the Serie B promotion play-off final but the young striker was quick to urge caution ahead of Sunday’s second leg against Catanzaro. Esposito’s stunning free-kick sealed a 2-0 win for his side in Calabria after Giuseppe Di Serio broke the deadlock early in the second
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Cremonese boss Giovanni Stroppa believes Juve Stabia could be starting to feel pressure for the first time ahead of their Serie B play-off semi-final. The Stabians have been punching above their weight since the start of the campaign and remain in with a chance of a second successive promotion having escaped Serie C this time
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Luca D’Angelo is taking nothing for granted as his well-rested Spezia side enter the Serie B play-off mix with a long trip south to face Catanzaro.
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Salernitana held their nerve in one do-or-die shootout to extend their stay in Serie B - and now head straight into another fight for survival, this time against Frosinone.
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Brescia's hopes of staying in Serie B remain in their own hands, as ahead of kick-off against Reggiana they sit in 15th, one place above the relegation play-out.
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Bari will be aiming to strengthen their grip on a Serie B play-off spot on Friday night with a victory that could finally put Cittadella out of their misery. The Granata’s days in the second tier have looked numbered for a couple of months, with their last win at Juve Stabia nothing more than a
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The final round of Sampdoria’s fight for Serie B survival will be shown live on Destination Calcio TV after the selected fixtures for rearranged matchday 34 were announced. The full Easter Monday schedule was postponed last month following the death of Pope Francis and Tuesday May 13 was quickly confirmed as the new date. Sampdoria
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Sassuolo boss Fabio Grosso reflected on his side’s “amazing journey” after their latest victory – and one more small step is all that is needed to complete the Serie B march they have been on since last summer. Their immediate return to the top flight has already been confirmed but, after seeing off Carrarese on
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Sampdoria are in desperate need of another jump start when in-form Cremonese arrive at the Marassi on Thursday.
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Italy celebrates Workers’ Day on May 1 and if ever there was a time for Juve Stabia and Catanzaro to knuckle down and put in a shift, this is it. In the race for a top-eight finish, just two points separate the Stabians in fifth and their opponents on this holiday Thursday, who are seventh.
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