In the final match of the seventh round of the Series, Benevento will host Ascoli on its field.
"Benevento"After two defeats in a row, the club's management decided to change the head coach and now the witches will be coached by Fabio Cannavaro, who has so far mostly worked in China.
Recall that in the last round, Benevento lost to Brescia on the road with a score of 0:1. The "Witches" showed not the worst football and could have counted on a draw, but at 90 + 3 minutes Benevento still conceded a goal and ended up without points.
After six rounds, Benevento has only seven points and as a result, the team shares a modest 13-15 places in the standings with Palermo and Zuidtirol.
Ascoli"White-black", in turn, also showed weak football before the pause for the matches of national teams.
Ascoli suffered two defeats in a row, and in the last round the team was defeated by Parma with a score of 1:3. At the same time, Ascoli did not show the worst football, but due to poor implementation of moments and weak defense, defeat followed. Parma hit the opponent's goal four times during the match, and scored three times. Already two goals were scored in the first half of the first half, the goals were in the seventh and 18th minutes. As a result, Parma calmly went on a break with the score 2:0. In the middle of the second half, Parma scored the third goal and removed all questions about the winner. Ascoli did not give up playing in front of their fans and still scored a prestige goal in the 79th minute, Christopher Lungoyi scored from Federico Dionisi's pass.
Ascoli scored eight points in six rounds in Serie B and eventually shares 10-12 places with Cosenza and Cittadella.
Ascoli and Benevento last played against each other on May 13 as part of the quarterfinals of the Serie B playoffs. Then Benevento turned out to be stronger on the road with a score of 1-0.
ForecastIn this match, Benevento is of course considered the bookmakers' favorite.
After the arrival of Fabiao Cannavaro, the team will need time to rebuild, but it is necessary to replay such a modest club now in order to return to the fight for a place in the playoff zone.