Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Cittadella
Match Time & Date:
20/02/2022
15:30
Prediction: 1-1
Benevento
Cittadella play host to Benevento at their Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato in what is expected to be a close Serie B encounter. La Citta quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Cremonese, with the team beating Pordenone thanks to Giacomo Beretta’s goal. The hosts aim to climb to the Serie B playoffs berth, but this match will be anything but a walk in the park for Edoardo Gorini’s troops. Both Andrea Danzi and Simone Branca are sidelined with injuries for the home team.
Benevento, on the other hand, are eyeing their first league win since January 13. The two teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment, and, taking everything into account, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. Salvatore Elia is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Highlighted Player (Gianluca Lapadula):
Gianluca Lapadula, also known as Lapagol, due to his goalscoring abilities, was born in Turin and started his career at Juventus youth team, but was released because he wasn’t doing well in his studies. After the departure with Juventus, Lapadula perfected his goalscoring skills in lower Italian leagues and even spent one year in NK Gorica, Slovenia.
During his spell in Ravenna, he managed to finish the season 2012/13 as the top scorer in the group, netting 24 goals in the process. For a long period of time, the 28-year-old was Parma’s player, but he went on loans often, and, after Parma went bankrupt, Lapagol moved to Pescara. With 30 goals in 43 appearances, the striker caught the eye of Serie A giant Milan. He netted his first goal for the Rossoneri only three minutes after he came on as a substitute.
The following season Lapagol became the striker of Genoa. Even though he was called to play for Peru, the Genoa hitman decided to represent Italy, getting his first call to the senior squad in November 2016. However, he never made an official appearance for Italy, since he only played an unofficial friendly against San Marino, when he scored a hat-trick.
Highlighted Team (Benevento):
FC Benevento secured promotion to the Serie A for the first time in their history at the end of the 2016/2017 campaign, but it has to be noted that they finished the regular season in 5th place in the standings. The Stregoni (Witches) did well to beat Perugia and Carpi in the promotion play-offs and, as a result, they are going to taste a top-flight football.
Benevento were founded in 1929 as Associazione Calcio Benevento and back then they played their home games at Meomartini, the venue which was built by Ciccio Minocchia. Nowadays, the Stregoni welcome their rivals at Stadio Giro Vigorito and the capacity of the stadium is 12.847. Benevento are well known for their yellow jerseys with red stripes, whilst they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.
After Napoli, Salernitana and Avellino Benevento become the fourth club from Campania to compete in the Serie A. Matches between the aforementioned teams are well known as Campania derbies.
