Serie B 2025-2026: Venice-Virtus Entella, the likely lineups
Venice’s Pierluigi Penzo Stadium is preparing for the last match of 2025, the one in which the hosts coached by Giovanni Stroppa, third in the standings with five points to make up on the zone that guarantees direct promotion, face Virtus Entella, instead looking for points to keep the hot zone of the standings at a distance.
Venice comes to the confrontation scheduled for 3 p.m. in the best moment of the season: six consecutive home wins, seven successes in the last eight matches and an attack that is the second most prolific in the league. The third position conquered thanks to the recent positive streak fuels the’ambition to get even closer to Monza, while the return of Kike Perez after disqualification adds more solutions to the orange-and-green midfield.
Virtus Entella, on the other hand, has not won for six days, and the draw against Südtirol did not interrupt a complicated period, aggravated by a disastrous external performance: just two points collected in eight away matches, the worst figure in Serie B. Chiappella must give up Boccadamo and Del Lungo but finds Di Mario again, an important element to give balance to a team that needs a jolt to turn things around.
Probable lineups
Venice (3-5-2): Stankovic; Schingtienne, Svoboda, Sverko; Hainaut, Kike Perez, Duncan, Busio, Sagrado; Yeboah, Adorante. All. Stroppa.
Virtus Entella (3-5-2): Colombi; Parodi, Tiritiello, Marconi; Bariti, Nichetti, Karic, Mezzoni, Franzoni; Guiu, Debenedetti. All. Chiappella.
