From last Cosenza to 13th Brescia there are 6 points in between while last year there were 9 after 20 days
Just look at the rankings to understand that the 2024-25 Serie B is one of the most beautiful, exciting and above all balanced in recent years. Every day there are goals, comebacks, counter-comebacks, expulsions, anthology goals. And again: the four newly promoted teams that are flying – Mantova (14th) has never suffered from the red zone -, the head-to-head between Pisa and Sassuolo for the top, a tight playoff race and a salvation in which the teams fluctuate every day from last place to almost mid-table.
numbers
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Looking at the table from the waist down there is a nice group of teams fighting for the waterline. From last Cosenza to 13th Brescia there are 6 points in between (last year there were 9 after 20 matchdays). The ranking is very short. If you extend it, from Carrarese eighth (start of the playoff zone) to bottom-placed Cosenza there are exactly 10 points. Nothing. In Serie A, from AC Milan in eighth to Monza in last there are 17. Even if two fewer days were played. Just to give an idea of how much more balanced and competitive the cadet championship has become. And this is also thanks to the new Serie C realities that are growing with planning and innovation to prepare to have their say in Serie B too. Cesena, Mantova, Juve Stabia and Carrarese are there to prove it.
safety zone
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Once the halfway point has been passed, the most involved in the fight not to be relegated are Brescia, Mantua, Cittadella, Sampdoria, Frosinone, Salernitana, Sudtirol and Cosenza. 6 point uniforms. All have changed coaches except Mantua and Cosenza. The red and whites are fourteenth and are the ones who have collected the most points (14) in the direct clashes against the aforementioned rivals. Just below, in terms of performance, is Frosinone – 11 points out of 21 in the 7 matches – who with Leandro Greco on the bench since the 10th matchday have completely turned their championship around. Same haul for Brescia, fresh from four consecutive draws with Bisoli on the bench, who replaced Maran after starting the season at Modena. Curiosity: the Rondinelle coach coaches his son Dimitri, midfielder and captain of the team.
returns
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Cosenza, Sudtirol, Salernitana, Sampdoria and Cittadella, however, collected 8 points out of 21 in the direct matches. The Wolves are carrying a -4 for missing summer obligations, they came close to the coup at Sassuolo and are last with 17 points. When they resume on January 12th they will face Mantua. Sudtirol started with Valente on the bench, continued with Zaffaroni and changed again with Castori who brought ideas and, above all, points. The South Tyroleans are second to last with 18 points, they drew with Mantua and lost against Cittadella in the last four. There is chaos in the Salernitana household: after Catanzaro’s knockout Colantuono resigned – Roberto Breda was ready to take his place – and in the club the sporting director Petrachi, former Roma, was dumped by president Iervolino. Sampdoria is the big disappointment so far in Serie B: having lost first Pirlo and then Sottil, Semplici is trying to fix things (three draws and a defeat against Pisa). The Blucerchiati are sixteenth with 20 points. Finally, Cittadella – last in terms of salaries -, just outside the playouts with 23 points thanks to Dal Canto, who took over from Gorini in mid-October. It was since 1996 that the Granata had not changed their coach during the current season. In total there have been 12 revolutions on the bench so far. In short, in B there is little patience. Also for the race to salvation. Four teams go down, three directly. From January 12th every stitch left on the way could be difficult…
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