Pisa and Novara will meet Sunday, September 4th, at 21.30, on the ground netru at Empoli in the 2nd round of Serie B.
The “Stadio Castellani” Pisa begins practically in 2016/2017 edition of the championship, because the first match, one with Ternana, jersey, was postponed due to organizational problems and licensing of Tuscan group. Technical leadership gave assurances this week that problems at club level will not affect Sunday’s game against the Novara.
Coach Gennaro Gattuso announces “eleven” home offensive 4-3-3 system, with Mannini, Cani and Varela in the offensive department.
Pisa promoted from Lega Pro in June, after they ranked second in Group B after Spal band at the end of the regular season. Even if you did not get to play again in Serie B this season, Pisa has played two games in Italian Cup, defeating all Salernitana and Brescia.
Gattuso’s team proved a formidable lineup at home in the previous season ticking home 13 wins (the most in the league) with a goal difference of 27-10. This time, that match will be played on neutral ground could impact bad things to Pisa.
Novara looking for his first victory in the championship, after the draw 2-2 at home to Trapani from the first stage. Last season, the group of Piedmont was ranked 8th, qualifying in-extremis in the play-off for accession to Serie A, but did not succeed.
On foreign lands, Novara was done quite well in the last championship, with a balance of 7 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats, with a goal difference of 18-19.
Novara proved to be a band that gets harder goal (35 goals in 42 games in the entire championship from 2015 to 2016), which apparently is no longer available this year. A proof is that in the first stage of this season cashed two goals.
Probable teams:
Pisa (4-3-3): Ujkani; Avogadri, Del Fabro, Lisuzzo, Longhi; Tabanelli, Di Tacchio, Verna; Mannini, Mugs, Varela.
Novara (4-2-3-1): Da Costa; Dickmann, Scognamiglio, Troest Calderoni; Casarini, Viola; Kupisz, Farago, Sansone; Galabinov.
The last two clashes between Pisa and Niovara were played in the championship 2006/2007, when both were performing in the third echelon football, then called Serie C. He was 1-1 in both games, played on 22.10.2006 and on 04.03.2007 . Chances are as of Sunday evening match to stand under the sign of balance, especially since
will be played on neutral ground. Although Pisa is newly promoted and has less experience than Serie B Novara, Tuscan trump card is called Gennaro Gattuso, who gives them courage to take players to “wrestle” with any opponent.