Serie B 2025-2026: Catanzaro-Spezia, the likely lineups

After Friday’s two early fixtures, which saw home victories for Monza over Modena (1-0, Birindelli’s eurogoal in the first half) and Avellino over Bari (2-0 with goals in the second half from Besaggio and Palumbo), the third-to-last day of Serie B is completed on Saturday. Saturday opens at lunchtime, at 12:30 p.m., with Catanzaro-Spezia: the Ligurians have relaunched themselves in the salvation sphere thanks to their success with Sudtirol.

Then the afternoon gets into full swing: at 3 p.m. simultaneous games are played on several pitches, with Entella-Padova, Frosinone-Carrarese, with the Ciociari looking to answer the Brianza-based Biancorossi, Pescara-Juve Stabia, Reggiana-Palermo and Südtirol-Mantova.

Late afternoon remains on a high pace with top-ranked Venezia hosting Empoli at 5:15 p.m., while the day’s close is entrusted to the 7:30 p.m. evening challenge between Cesena and a Sampdoria that in the last round lost heavily at home to Monza itself.

Catanzaro-Spezia, likely lineups

Catanzaro (3-4-2-1): Pigliacelli; Cassandro, Antonini, Brighenti; Favasuli, Petriccione, Pontisso, Di Francesco; Alesi, Liberali; Pittarello. All. Aquilani

Spezia (3-5-2): Mascardi; Mascardi; Mateju, Hristov, Beruatto; Sernicola, Valoti, Romano, Bandinelli, Aurelio; Di Serio, Lapadula. All. D’Angelo