Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Reggiana and Spezia take on each other at Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore in the closing match of Saturday’s program. Reggiana aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Catanzaro and a victory over Spezia could see them climb to the playoffs berth. Both Francesco Bardi and Antonio Vergara are sidelined with injuries, while Filippo Romagna faces race against the clock to be fit for the round 30 clash.
The Bianconeri, on the other hand, did well to beat Sudtirol 2-1 in their last league fixture, with the team keeping their Serie B survival hopes alive. Anyhow, Reggiana and Spezia seem to be evenly matched at the moment and we predict that they are going to share the spoils in Saturday’s encounter. Both Rachid Kouda and Arkadiusz Reca are major doubts and the duo will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Highlighted Team (Spezia):
Spezia is a professional Italian club based in Spezia, Liguria. The Bianconeri secured promotion to the Serie A in the 2019/20 season, with the team beating Frosinone in the Serie B playoffs final. Spezia are well known for their black and white home jerseys, and black is the dominant colour of their away kit.
The club’s home ground Stadio Alberto Picco has the capacity of 10,336 people. The venue was opened back in 1919, with architect Gregotti being in charge of the project. In 2002 the club chiefs decided to reach an agreement with Inter which saw Spezia become Inter’s feeder club.
As a result, the likes of Goran Pandev, Aco Stojkov, and Alex Cordaz joined the Bianconeri in the first season. Spezia then suffered a bankruptcy, but in 2008 they were re-founded. In the 2020/21 season the Bianconeri will compete in the Italian elite division for the first time ever.