Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Vicenza
Match Time & Date:
30/11/2021
21:30
Prediction: 1-1
Benevento
Stadio Romeo Menti will host Tuesday’s Serie B game between Vicenza and Benevento. The Biancorossi quickly bounced back from a 3-2 loss to Brescia, with the team beating Crotone thanks to Stefano Giacomelli’s goal. Vicenza aim to move even more closer to the safe zone, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in the midweek clash. Aforementioned forward Giacomelli should be recalled to the starting XI, with Riccardo Meggiorini pushing for a start as well.
Benevento, on the other hand, aim to build on a thrilling 4-0 win over Reggina. The Gli Stregoni are eyeing automatic promotion to the Serie A, and seeing that they will go for a win in Tuesday’s clash as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Peru international Gianluca Lapadula, who impressed in the last league match.
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.
