Spezia says goodbye to Serie A, Cagliari is promoted back to Serie A
While Spezia was the last team to be relegated in the 2022-2023 season in the Italian First Football League (Serie A), Cagliari, who won the fight for the play-offs in the Second Football League (Serie B), was promoted. at first. league again.
The 2022-2023 season has been completed with the play-out and play-off matches played last night in Serie A and Serie B, which are professional soccer leagues in Italy.
In Serie A, a play-out match was held according to the rules, according to the rules, to determine the last team to be relegated from the league due to the equal scores of Spezia, who finished the season regular in 17th place with 31 points, and Hellas Verona, who was in 18th place with the same points.
In the match played at the neutral ground at Mapei Stadium, Hellas Verona managed to stay in Serie A by beating their opponent Spezia 3-1. With this result, Spezia became the third and last team to be relegated from Serie A to Serie B. Spezia said goodbye to Serie A, in which they had been fighting for 3 seasons, with this match.
Sampdoria and Cremonese, who were at the bottom of the league in the regular phase, had been the teams that fell first.
CAGLIARI IS AGAIN IN SERIE A
The play-off competitions for the determination of the third and last team to advance from Serie B to Serie A were completed yesterday afternoon. The play-off final, which was held according to the double elimination method, was played between Cagliari and Bari.
In the second leg of the play-off final, where the first game ended in a 1-1 draw, Cagliari defeated Bari 1-0 away, becoming the third and last team to qualify for Serie A this season. . With this result, Cagliari returned to Serie A after a season break.
Outside of Cagliari, Frosinone and Genoa had secured promotion to Serie A, occupying the top two spots in Serie B during the regular season. Meanwhile, experienced manager Claudio Ranieri, who took over the team in the middle of the season, played an important role in Cagliari’s return to Serie A.
Claudio Ranieri. Photo: DepoPhotos.
Cagliari, under the management of Ranieri, qualified for the play-offs by finishing the regular season in fifth place in Serie B.
The 71-year-old Ranieri coached Cagliari in the early stages of his managerial career, 1988-1991, and promoted the team from third-tier Serie C to Serie A in two seasons. Ranieri accomplished a similar feat after 32 years, allowing Cagliari to rise back to Serie A. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)