Soccer - Pro Patria seeks first home win against Ospitaletto - Sports - Varese News

The victory at Virtus Verona allowed Pro Patria to break the ice in the league. This latest success could represent a turning point, especially for the team's morale , as they now face a very delicate relegation battle.

On Sunday, October 26th , at 5:30 PM, at the "Carlo Speroni" stadium, the Tigrotti will face Ospitaletto Franciacorta , a newly promoted team coached by Andrea Quaresmini, in matchday eleven. The Bustocchi will need to take the field with the same attitude they displayed in the away match at the "Gavagnin-Nocini" stadium, where Leandro Greco's team played a very determined game, creating several chances and applying offensive pressure at various points throughout the match.

Thanks to their first league win, the Busto Arsizio team has climbed to seven points, tied with Lumezzane, moving to a 17-point lead over Triestina , who still sit last in the standings and have been penalized by another three points, adding to the 20 they already suffered. For the white-and-blues, Sunday will also be an opportunity to break the ice in front of their home crowd , given that so far at the "Speroni" they have suffered three defeats and two draws, but no wins.

On the other side, Brescia have earned 9 points this season, 2 more than Pro Patria, thanks to 2 wins, 3 draws, and 5 defeats. The orange team is coming off two consecutive promotions , having moved up from Eccellenza to Serie C in the space of two years, a category they hadn't reached since 1997-98, their last participation in the old C2.

Some of the key players behind the Serie D Group B victory have remained with the squad. Among them is striker Francesco Gobbi, born in 1998, who, after a long stint in the amateur ranks, now has the great opportunity to play professionally. Last year, the number 9 was a true driving force for Coach Quaresmini's team, scoring 19 goals in 42 appearances across the league and the Scudetto pool, while this season he has already scored two goals in ten games .

Another confirmed player in orange is Matteo Gualandris, born in 2004, a highly versatile player capable of playing as a full-back, right winger, and midfielder. In 2023-24, while playing for Pro Palazzolo on loan from Feralpisalò, he recorded impressive numbers: 10 goals as a midfielder. The following year, surprisingly remaining in Serie D, he contributed to Ospitaletto's promotion, playing primarily as a right-back (1 goal and 4 assists). This season, he has been deployed primarily as a winger in a 4-4-2 formation and has already scored two goals.

On the opposite flank , Claudio Messaggi, a key figure in Serie C with Gianluigi Buffon, scored nine goals and nine assists last season and three assists in the opening rounds of this season. In attack, alongside Gobbi, Marco Bertoli, a key figure last year with Varesina, has arrived, scoring 25 goals, finishing as the top scorer in Group B of Serie D. The striker returns to the professional ranks after his stint with Feralpisalò in the 2019-2020 season, having made just ten appearances in the league and cup. The striker has played nine games this season, scoring three goals.

The last meetings in Serie C between the two teams date back to the 1997-98 Serie C2 when Ospitaletto won 1-0 in the first leg, while Pro Patria prevailed 2-0 in the return match.

SERIE C – GROUP A (11th matchday)

SCHEDULE: Novara – Virtus Verona, Union Brescia – Albinoleffe, Arzignano – Lumezzane, Renate – Lecco, Pro Vercelli – Pergolettese, Trento – Vicenza, Giana Erminio – Alcione, PRO PATRIA -OSPITALETTO, Dolomiti Bellunesi – Triestina, Inter U23 – Cittadella.

RANKING: Vicenza 28, Union Brescia and Lecco 21, Inter U23 19, Alcione 17, Renate and Pro Vercelli 13, Albinoleffe, Trento, Pergolettese and Cittadella 12, Giana Ermino 11, Virtus Verona, Novara and Dolomiti Bellunesi 10, Arzignano and Ospitaletto 9, Lumezzane and PRO PATRIA 7, Triestina* -10.