At 12.30 at the Alberto Picco stadium the direct challenge for salvation between Spezia and Verona is staged. Fourteen days from the end the two teams are respectively fourth last and third last with three points behind. If Spezia wins it doubles the gap, if it loses Verona hooks it in the standings. The first leg ended 1-2 for Spezia, but so far it is Hellas who have won more in direct clashes. Out of five matches in Serie A, three ended with the victory of the Gialloblù, one with that of the Bianconeri and one with a draw.

Here Spice

Spezia in the league comes from two draws, both 2-2 against Udinese and Empoli, and a defeat against Juventus for 0-2. Coach Leonardo Semplici explained at the press conference: "Since the beginning of the week we tell ourselves that it is an important game, but the result of which will not decide our future. A positive result would give us momentum, but there would still be many points at stake. You have to face the race with respect for the opponent and the right tension. An important challenge awaits us from the point of view of character, we will have to try to be more aggressive than we were in Udine and bring more men close to the opposing goal. I'm working to make sure the kids have the freedom to play the way they know."

Here Verona

Verona, third last with 17 points, in the league comes from two defeats, 0-3 at home with Fiorentina and 1-0 with Roma, and a victory, 1-0 against Salernitana. "We are going through a difficult moment from a physical and technical point of view but also from a nervous point of view, because we spend so much in every game - admits the coach Marco Zaffaroni -. The choices depend on the opponent but also on the moment that the various players live: the rotations we are implementing are also daughters of this. Against Fiorentina we started the game by conceding some action and then their goal came. Then, for at least a quarter of an hour, we created good conditions to equalise. We didn't succeed but the game was open at the time." And the Gialloblù coach adds: "We must improve in situations like the one that led to the doubling of Fiorentina, which could have been avoided. You can go at a disadvantage and experience negative moments in the arc of

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