Avellino Faces Empoli in โคCrucial โฃSerie โขB Clash Amidst Squad Concerns and โCoaching Resilience
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AVELLINO, ITALY – Avellino prepares to host Empoli inโ a pivotalโ Serie โB match today, navigating a complex landscape of player availability, tactical uncertainty, and external criticism. The encounter pits two teams โฃwith contrasting recent form against eachโ other, with Avellino seeking toโฃ climb out of โฃthe relegation zone and Empoli aiming โto solidify their playoff position.
Thisโข match carries meaningfulโค weight for Avellino, currently battlingโ to avoid โdropping โfurther โinto Serie C. A win against a โstrong Empoli side would provide a vital boost, while a loss couldโฃ deepen their struggles.Theโ game also represents a test of Avellino coach Massimoโ Biancolino‘s โleadership, โคas heโค confronts both on-field challenges and off-field scrutiny.
Historical Context &โ Recent Form
Historically,encountersโค betweenโ Avellinoโฃ and Empoli have beenโข closely contested. While a โcomprehensive historical record wasn’t provided, the โขcurrent context reveals a โคteam in Avellinoโ undergoingโค significant change. Biancolino has madeโค decisive, ifโ controversial, decisions regarding squad selection, notably excludingโฃ Rigione, Cagnano, and Manzi from โthe team, stating, “It’s my โคdecision โand that ofโค the staff: at the moment they aren’t โคgiving me what Iโ askโฃ for. โขI will never say what happened.” โค
Avellino’s attackโฃ is centered โฃaround the fitness of Tutino, described as “regaining his condition,” alongside โpotential starter Patierno, tho the coach notes he “doesn’tโฃ have the โคninety minutes” yet.โค Crespi โremains unavailable. Empoli, meanwhile, โคarrives with a more โsettled squad and a clear ambition to secure a โฃplayoff berth.
Tactical Flexibility and Injury Updates
Biancolino has โindicatedโฃ tactical flexibility, stating,โ “We can defend with three or four,” andโ notingโฃ improved form fromโ ล imiฤ. The midfield may see “some โchangesโฆto have greater intensity,” with Insigne, Russo, โPalumbo, Besaggio, andโค Biasci vying for positions.โค Cancellotti offers versatility, capable of playing as โboth a full-back and a central defender.
A lengthy medical reportโ details Avellino’s injury concerns: Marco Armellino (left soleus muscle), Valerioโ Crespi โ(left iliac wing blunt โtrauma), Luca D’Andrea (external โmeniscus surgery), Andrea Favilli โฃ(bone resection), Antony Iannarilli (right cervicobrachialgia), Roberto Insigne (leftโ flexor muscle-tendon elongation), and Giuseppe Panico โฃ(left quadriceps muscle injury).
Biancolino Addresses Criticism
Facingโฃ external pressure, Biancolino acknowledged the criticism,โค stating, “I would be โฃhypocritical to say that they don’t โbother โคme.From day one there was always a certain bad mood, but with my strength and withโ theโฃ help โof the boys and the club โI overcame everything. I transform criticism into energy.”
Avellino Squad List:
* โ Goalkeepers: daffara, Pane, Marson
* Defenders: Missori, Marchisano, cancellotti, ล imiฤ, โคEnrici, Mellino, Fontanarosa, Milani
* Midfielders: Palmiro, Gyabuaa,โฃ Kumi, Palumpbo, โฃSounaas, Besaggio
*โฃ Attackers: โข Tutino, Patierno, Russo,โฃ Biasci, โคLescano
