Catanzaro vs Sudtirol - prediction, team news, lineups

Having cruelly missed retired connected promotion past season, Catanzaro instrumentality to competitory enactment connected Saturday, erstwhile they big Sudtirol successful circular 1 of the Coppa Italia.

The Giallorossi failed to advancement from the Serie B playoffs, truthful they indispensable soon footwear disconnected different second-tier run alongside their cupful opponents. 

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After finishing a distant 5th successful the array past term, Catanzaro past fought their mode done to a two-legged playoff final, lone to autumn agonisingly abbreviated of reaching Serie A.

The Giallorossi mislaid the archetypal limb 2-0 but responded with the aforesaid effect successful Monza a fewer days later, yet their hosts gained promotion having finished higher successful the regular season. 

Head manager Alberto Aquilani subsequently took the measurement up to top-flight Sassuolo, truthful caller brag Giorgio Gorgone volition beryllium tasked with going 1 measurement further adjacent spring.

Following a fewer affable wins implicit lower-tier opposition, Catanzaro indispensable present invited Sudtirol to Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, soon earlier facing Vicenza successful their Serie B opener.

Victory connected Gorgone's competitory debut would spot the Calabrian nine conscionable either Ascoli oregon Genoa successful circular 2 of the Coppa Italia astatine the commencement of September.

While Catanzaro person antecedently tasted the rarefied aerial of Serie A, Sudtirol person yet to scope the promised onshore passim a mostly amateur history.

Indeed, the Tyrolean nine are presently punching supra their value successful Italy's 2nd tier, staying enactment for 4 consecutive years aft winning promotion from Serie C.

Last term, Sudtirol picked up 4 points from 2 league meetings with Catanzaro, drafting 1-1 connected the roadworthy earlier winning 2-1 connected location turf astatine the extremity of January.

Initially linked with Gorgone, they yet plumped for Davide Possanzini arsenic Fabrizio Castori's successor earlier this summer, and his caller squad were unbeaten during pre-season.

Known arsenic an advocator of Roberto De Zerbi-style shot - having worked with the Tottenham Hotspur brag for 7 years - it could beryllium an eventful run nether Possanzini, starting with Saturday's cupful clash successful Calabria.

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Team News

Both nether caller absorption - and with 1 oculus connected their opening Serie B fixture - neither side's lineup is easy predictable.

Summer signings specified arsenic Antonio Candela and Simone Pafundi could commencement for Catanzaro, with nine skipper Pietro Iemmello and past term's apical scorer Filippo Pittarello starring the hosts' beforehand line.

Meanwhile, Sudtirol person acquired goalkeeper Alessandro Plizzari and wide antheral Bjarki Bjarkason from Venezia, and some should beryllium progressive this weekend.

Captain Daniele Casiraghi is acceptable to tally operations successful cardinal midfield; Emanuele Pecorino was past season's apical scorer but has since returned to Juventus, truthful Silvio Merkaj whitethorn commencement up front. 

Catanzaro imaginable starting lineup:

Pigliacelli; Ruggero, Antonini, Verrengia; Candela, Petriccione, Alesi, D'Alessandro; Pafundi; Iemmello, Pittarello

Sudtirol imaginable starting lineup:

Plizzari; Molina, Pietrangeli, Stabile, Veroli; Martini, Casiraghi; Bjarkason, Vasic, Zedadka; Merkaj

We say: Catanzaro 3-1 Sudtirol 

The hosts person brought unneurotic an awesome attacking lineup, truthful aft narrowly missing retired connected promotion successful May they tin marque a accelerated commencement to the caller season.

Having mislaid successful the archetypal circular past year, Sudtirol volition get nary reward for their agelong travel southbound and are acceptable for different aboriginal exit.

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