Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Monza
Match Time & Date:
12/02/2022
14:00
Prediction: 2-0
SPAL
Following a 3-2 loss to Cremonese, Monza will look to return to winning ways in the Serie B when they take on Spal at Brianteo on Matchday 22. The Biancorossi continue with their habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, and it is no wonder the bookies see them as favourites to win Saturday’s clash. Luca Marrone is banned for the match, while Giulio Donati and Samuele Vignato remain in the recovery room.
The Gli Spalini, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last three league fixtures. Roberto Venturato’s troops failed to win the previous five league fixtures, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. To make things even worse for the visiting side, important defender Biagio Meccariello is banned for the match.
Highlighted Player (Alberto Pomini):
Alberto Pomini is a 185-cm-tall goalkeeper who played for Verona during his youth career. In 2001 he moved to San Marino and he made 17 league appearances for the club in the Serie C2. At the end of the season he signed a deal with Bellaria and after playing 20 games for the club, he moved to Sassuolo in 2004.
Pomini played for the Neroverdi in the Serie C2 back then, but the club have been making progress year by year. Sassuolo are currently playing in the Italian top flight, but it has to be noted that Pomini did not see any game action in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign. The Italian goalkeeper wore No. 17 on his shirt between 2008 and 2012, but following Davide Bassi’s departure he received number 1 shirt.
Alberto Pomini was born in Isola della Scala, Italy on 17 March, 1981. He has a contract with Sassuolo which expires at the end of the 2016/2017 Serie A campaign. His agent is Danilo Caravello.
Highlighted Team (SPAL):
SPAL impressed in the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign, with the team finishing the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of second-placed Hellas Verona.
The Biancazzurri returned to the Italian elite division following a 49-year absence and it has to be noted that they finished the 2016/2017 Serie A campaign in 14th place in the table. As a result, they were relegated to the Italian second tier at the end of the season.
The club was founded in 1907 as Circolo Ars et Labor and six years later was renamed as Societa Polisportiva Ars et Labor. After a bankruptcy the club was re-founded in 2005 and they have been competing as SPAl 1907 ever since.
SPAL welcome their rivals at Stadio Paolo Mazza, the venue which was opened in 1928. You should know that the capacity of the stadium is 12.438 Rovigo are regarded as Spal’s fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the Derby of Polesine.
