This last Sunday, 30. Cagliari managed an important 2-1 win against Ternana as part of date 35 of series B 2022-23. Although the victory allows the rossoblu team to be among the best teams in the championship, their position in the table confirmed that they will not have direct access to Serie A in Italy the following season. As a result, Gianluca Lapadula, Claudio Ranieri and the entire Italian team will have to take a different path if they are to climb to the top flight of the European country.
Cagliari are currently sixth in the rankings with 51 points, 16 points less than second-placed Genoa (67 points) with three games to go. According to the bases of the Italian tournament, only the first two have a direct ticket to advance to the first division; However, there is another quota that will be contested by six teams in the coming weeks.
From place three to eight, the teams contest a promotion play-off, which is distributed as follows: place three and four qualify directly for the semi-finals and from place five to eight they play a kind of quarter-finals by match vs. eighth and sixth vs . seventh).
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Although Cagliari haven’t defined their place in the play-offs, being six points adrift of ninth place, they still have a chance to go straight to the semis. Because the difference to the fourth South Tyrol is 3 points.
Remaining games for Gianluca Lapadula’s Cagliari
- Perugia vs. Perugia Cagliari – Friday 5 May (1.30pm)
- Cagliari vs Cagliari Palermo – Saturday 13 May (7pm)
- Cosenza Calcio vs Cagliari – Friday 19 May (1.30pm)
Table of Serie B positions of Italy
Table of Serie B positions up to date 35 of the tournament. Photo: Google