Spal-Milan Future: Quirini and Magrassi ready to challenge Spal in the playouts

by Stefano Manfredini The golden boys Alex Jimenez and Francesco Camarda will not be able to play the playouts, but the Spal scarecrow is Ettore Quirini . But let's proceed in order, starting with the reasons why the two Rossoneri talents will not be able to be used, neither in the first leg nor in the return leg. The rules state that the second teams can only field those who have reached 25 appearances in the match lists in the play-offs. Jimenez has collected 15, while Camarda has reached 18. A carelessness of the Rossoneri club, which had evidently underestimated the possibility of having to play for salvation in the playouts. Among the athletes in the first team, the only one who will be able to play the double challenge with Spal is Davide Bartesaghi, defender born in 2005, three times on the pitch in Serie A, once in the Champions League and twice in the Coppa Italia during the season.

However, Mister Oddo has a player at his disposal who can be considered a real bête noire for Spal, if we consider that Quirini has faced the white and blues three times since the start of the championship, scoring each time. Two times with the Lucchese shirt, first in Ferrara and then at Porta Elisa, and finally with Milan Futuro at Mazza. Yes, because the right back born in 2003 started the tournament with Lucchese, and with Gorgone's team he conquered Ferrara, scoring the goal for the temporary 0-2 on September 8th, on the third day of the championship. Spal took revenge in the return match, winning at Porta Elisa, where Quirini, however, stamped his card again just before leaving Lucchese in the January transfer market. A few weeks later he returned to Ferrara with Milan Futuro, scoring the winning goal for the Rossoneri that cost Mister Dossena the bench.

Curiously, on his own wing Quirini could face Ntenda who also operated on that lane that day following the unavailability of Mignanelli. The latter is in doubt, at least for the first leg of Solbiate Arno, so the Frenchman could have to deal with Quirini. Spal's lineup is almost done, but mister Baldini reserves the right to resolve the last doubts in extremis. That on the left wing between Ntenda and D'Orazio, favored over the injured Mignanelli, but also in midfield where it could be Nador and Paghera but Awua cannot be ruled out a priori. If Nador operates in midfield, the defense is done: Arena on one side, Fiordaliso on the other and Bruscagin as central pivot.

The starting shirt on the shoulders of Calapai on the right wing is a given, as is the composition of the trident with Spini on the right, Molina in the center and Parigini on the left. Spal will play with the 3-4-3 that in the last few days of the championship has provided encouraging responses, while the structure of Milan Futuro will be slightly different. Mister Oddo, former player of the moment, is aiming for a three-man defense like his colleague. In midfield, however, the Rossoneri will field five players, and two in attack. Without Camarda, the weight of the Milan Futuro attack will be on the shoulders of Magrassi . He also scored against Spal in the return match at the Mazza, after arriving in the Rossoneri from Cittadella a few weeks earlier. Magrassi will be joined by Ianesi, bought in January from Pontedera, with whom – coincidentally – he scored against the Biancazzurri in the first half of the season. Jimenez and Camarda will not be there, but Oddo's team has many guns that have already hurt the white and blues.