Virtus Entella and Perugia meet forces at Stadio Comunale Chiavari, in a match for the 36 th round of Serie B. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 21‑12‑2019, Perugia won at home by (2 ‑0). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 26‑08‑2017 , for Serie B, Perugia won by (1‑5). The goals of the match were scored by M. Troiano (19 ‘), for Virtus Entella, and Kwang-Song Han (9’, 40 ‘and 85’), A. Cerri (13 ‘) and S. Colombatto (43′), for the Perugia. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Virtus Entella:
After 10 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in 10th place, with 38 points won. In their last match, they defeated Ascoli at home by (3‑0), after in the previous match they lost (4‑1) away, in a match against Trapani. This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. For the championship, the Virtus Entella conquered 18 points in 30 possible, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played in their stadium. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not had great defensive strength, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 11 of the last 14 that have played there were less than 3 goals. In 28 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 14 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘); they have suffered 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (0’‑ 15 ‘).
In this match against Perugia, coach Roberto Boscaglia must keep the team in the usual 4-3-3, with Alejandro Rodríguez, Giuseppe De Luca and Andrea Schenetti being the main figures in the attack of the locals. The penultimate man mentioned is the team’s best gunner, with ten goals scored. As for the midfield, it must be made up of Jacopo Dezi, Andrea Paolucci and Luca Mazzitelli. Apparently, the Virtus Entella coach has all the players at his disposal.
Perugia :
The visiting team is currently in 12th position, with 36 points won, after 10 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Benevento by (1‑2). In the last match, they won at home against Salernitana by (1‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 25 suffered; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last away game for this competition, they lost (1‑0) to Pisa. In its last 10 away games for the championship, Perugia has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, so it won 8 points in 30 possible. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (6 in 15 games). The team allowed the opponent goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In 28 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 17 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 13 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
Serse Cosmi’s team will have to appear in a 3-5-2, focusing on defensive organization and offensive transitions. The two forwards responsible for scoring the visitors’ goals are Diego Facinelli and Federico Melchiorri. In turn, the midfield must be made up of Gianluca Di Chiara, Hans Caviglia, Marco Carraro, Marcello Falzerano and Pasquale Mazzocchi. Pietro Iemmello is the most offensive reference of this team, with eighteen goals scored.
