The worst cup in the world delivered three upsets: Mantova beating Lazio away, Palermo beating Lecce at home (the two will face each other for a place in a round of 16 match against Bologna) and Südtirol beating Catanzaro away on penalties.
Nicolò Schira e Tuttosport danno l'affare in chiusura. Stiamo a vedere.
In occasione dell'amichevole persa col Carpi il Mantova è sceso in campo con la seconda maglia, identica nel modello alla prima (e anche questa senza banda) ma completamente rossa.
| Team | Coach | Status | Seasons in A/B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arezzo (P) | Christian Bucchi | confirmed | 5 |
| Ascoli (P) | Francesco Tomei | confirmed | 0 |
| Avellino | Alessandro Nesta | new | 6 |
| Benevento (P) | Antonio Floro Flores | confirmed | 0 |
| Carrarese | Gabriele Cioffi | new | 3 |
| Catanzaro | Giorgio Gorgone | new | 1 |
| Cesena | Alessandro Diamanti | new | 0 |
| Cremonese (R) | Marco Giampaolo | confirmed | 18 |
| Empoli | Guido Pagliuca | new ^((sort of)) | 2 |
| Juve Stabia | Pietro De Giorgio | new | 0 |
| LR Vicenza (P) | Fabio Gallo | confirmed | 0 |
| Mantova | Francesco Modesto | confirmed | 2 |
| Modena | Daniele Galloppa | new | 0 |
| Padova | Antonio Calabro | new | 2 |
| Palermo | Filippo Inzaghi | confirmed | 10 |
| Pisa (R) | Paolo Bianco | new | 3 |
| Sampdoria | Bernardo Corradi | new | 0 |
| Sudtirol | Davide Possanzini | new | 2 |
| Verona (R) | Marco Baroni | new | 14 |
| Virtus Entella | Andrea Chiappella | confirmed | 1 |
I wanted to do this earlier but I couldn't until today.
The incoming season will be interesting also because many teams will have a new coach (only eight teams confirmed their coach: the four newly-promoted ones, Cremonese, Palermo, Mantova and Entella).
Seven of them will make their debut in a competition above Serie C, for three (Diamanti, Galloppa, Corradi) it's their first experience as a first-team coach.
On the other hand, the league will feature three coaches with enormous experience for Serie B: Giampaolo, Baroni and Inzaghi.
How do you think this could have an impact - if at all - on the season?