The Tombolato stadium in Cittadella
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22 May 2021The first leg of the Serie B play-offs will be scheduled at 9.15 pm at the Tombolato, pitting Cittadella and Venice (referee Sozza). This is the 16th final since this formula has existed (Venetian derby number 9 at the Tombolato with 5 Cittadella wins and 3 draws), the second for the Cittadella and the first for the lagoons.
Roberto Venturato's team has been unbeaten for eight rounds (last knockout on 2 March), while Paolo Zanetti's Venezia (without the suspended Maleh) have scored away from home for 10 games in a row. All ingredients that promise entertainment and emotion in view of the final epilogue scheduled for next Thursday in inverted fields for the return that will decree the third promotion in the top flight after Empoli and Salernitana.
The two technicians met three times before this final: two victories for the lagoon technician and one draw.
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. And Lega Serie B wants to guarantee and even improve the show with a series of initiatives and technological implementations, in both finals, that allow everyone to enjoy the event in the best possible way.
First of all, the entrance ceremonial with the arch and the midfield circle that personalize the match together with ad hoc graphics, behind the players lined up waiting for the Italian anthem, celebrating the two clubs playing Serie A. Then the cameras, which will be 14 (compared to the eight usually used during the season). In particular, two cameras will be added on the end line, another with wide optics to frame the whole of the stadium and the players' schemes, then one that will run on the long side of the field and another one that will be from the sideline. able to define with extreme definition the technical gestures of the players.