Final sprint, Voghe defends the playoffs Pavia, fourth last place to keep

Varesina almost in D, Castanese can cancel the play-offs-promotion: tomorrow challenge against Parisi Fiorito’s team is now aiming for a placement that guarantees salvation with 2 out of 3 results

PAVIA

Four rounds from the conclusion of the championship of Excellence, the verdicts relating to the play off fight and the salvation race are still to be written. Starting from the top, Varesina feels closer and closer to the goal of promotion to D, thanks to a dowry of 4 points over Castanese, second. On the other hand, the play-off games are very open. The decisive element for the play-offs concerns the gap between Castanese, second, and the pursuers. The maximum gap, not to be exceeded, is 9 points. Today the neroverdi have a margin of 7 points on the Voghe, 9 on the Sestese, 10 on the Varzi and 13 on the Verbano, sixth. With the current classification, the play-off between Vogherese and Sestese would be disputed, with Castanese waiting for the winner of the challenge, and Varzi excluded for 10 points of delay from the second force in the group. The four games still on the calendar will be able to reshuffle the cards, starting with tomorrow’s round which includes the direct match between Vogherese and Castanese. La Voghe, third today, will have to try to stop the green-and-black race to fuel his run-up to the playoffs, to be played in the best possible position; at the same time, a positive result by the Rossoneri would also benefit the other contenders for the playoffs, including Varzi, who are called to win their home match with Club Milano to regain their share and relaunch towards the play-offs. The last 360 ‘of the season will also be decisive for resolving the issue of salvation and the play-out grid.

The situation in the queue

In the queue, the only certainty concerns the last place, and the consequent relegation to the promotion of the seventh, very detached. In the hunt for salvation, the Pavese Academy can smile, jumped to 29 points, and now the first formation outside the play-out area. The row of 5 victories and a draw in the last 6 games allowed the red and white of Mr. Gaudio to move away from the hot zone. The Academy will try to give further vigor to the salvation mission, in the competitions with Verbano, away from home, and Base 96, in Sant’Alessio. The situation of Pavia is more delicate. The Azzurri, thirteenth, are paired with Rhodense at 22 points, with direct salvation, 7 points away, almost unattainable. Pavia must try to win the highest number of points in the four remaining games, in order to obtain the best placement in the play out key, with two out of three results available to save themselves. The matches with Lazzate (away from home) and the derby with Varzi, at Fortunati, on Easter Monday, will be used by Pavia to try to improve an always worrying ranking. –

ALESSANDRO QUAGLINI