Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Brescia and Crotone take on each other at Stadio Mario Rigamonti in what is expected to be a lively contest. Brescia kicked off the new Serie B campaign in style, with the team beating all Ternana (2-0), Cosenza (5-1), and Alessandria (3-1) without any difficulties. The league leaders aim to cement top position in the standings, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Summer signing Rodrigo Palacio should start from the bench despite opening his goal-scoring account in the 3-1 win over Allesandria.
Crotone, on the other hand, aim to put an end to their three-game winless run at the start of the season, and seeing that they have been playing some high-scoring matches of late, we are tempted to put our money on over 2.5 goals. Libya international Ahmad Benali, who found the net in the 1-1 draw with Reggina, will be one of the men to watch in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Daniele Dessena):
Daniele Dessena is an Italian footballer who was born in Parma on 10 May, 1987. He is a product of Parma’s youth school and he continued played for the Gli Emiliani at senior level. After making 81 league appearances for Parma the 183-cm-tall midfielder joined Sampdoria in 2008, but he spent no more than one season at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Dessena signed a deal with fellow Serie A team Cagliari on 31 August, 2009 and he scored his first goal for the club against his former club Parma. In 2010 he returned to Sampdoria and this time out he spent two seasons at the club. It has to be noted that Dessena has a total of 55 league appearances for Sampdoria.
After impressing during his loan spell with Cagliari, the club chiefs signed a permanent deal with the midfielder in July, 2012 and he has been playing for the Rossoblu ever since. Dessena has 20 caps for Italy U21 and he was a part of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Championship.
Highlighted Team (Crotone):
Crotone are a professional football club that play their home games at Azio Scida. The capacity of the stadium 9,361 and it was opened 1946. In 2000 the stadium was renovated. Cagliari’s nickname is Pitagorici (Pythangoreans) and they were founded in 1910. The club’s original name was Milione Crotone, but after the World War II Unione Sportiva Crotone replaced the previous one.
Crotone were playing in lower leagues since its’ foundation, but they secured promotion to the Italian Serie A at the end of the 2015/2016 season. Croatia coach Ivan Juric helped the team secure promotion to the Italian top flight, but Davide Nicola replaced him as Crotone boss in July, 2016. The colour of Crotone’s home kit is blue and red and that is why many people call them Rossoblu (Red-Blue). The likes of Catanzaro, Cosenza and Reggina are regarded as Crotone’s biggest rivals and they take on each other in the Derby della Calabria. Crotone are a professional football club that play their home games at Azio Scida. The capacity of the stadium 9,361 and it was opened 1946. In 2000 the stadium was renovated. Cagliari’s nickname is Pitagorici (Pythangoreans) and they were founded in 1910.
The club’s original name was Milione Crotone, but after the World War II Unione Sportiva Crotone replaced the previous one. Crotone were playing in lower leagues since its’ foundation, but they secured promotion to the Italian Serie A at the end of the 2015/2016 season. Croatia coach Ivan Juric helped the team secure promotion to the Italian top flight, but Davide Nicola replaced him as Crotone boss in July, 2016. The colour of Crotone’s home kit is blue and red and that is why many people call them Rossoblu (Red-Blue). The likes of Catanzaro, Cosenza and Reggina are regarded as Crotone’s biggest rivals and they take on each other in the Derby della Calabria.