Sudtirol

LLLDD

The bilingual Alpine club from Bolzano arrive this Friday fixture with a rather disappointing run of form that's seen them fail to pick up a winning result in their past five games. Starting off with three straight defeats, their goalless draw with Bari in the initial leg of this play-off round now makes it successive stalemates for the hosts’. At the Stadio Druso, a compact ground in the shadow of the Dolomites where their Italian-German bilingual identity is celebrated on match days, they carry genuine home advantage in one of Serie B's most distinctive venues. The altitude and the atmosphere of the South Tyrolean capital makes this a challenging visiting assignment for any second-division opponent.

Bari

LLWWD

The Galletti arrive this fixture having failed to capitalize on their advantage at home in the initial encounter of this dual-legged fixture which ended without a goal return on both sides. That stalemate put off the fine showing displayed over the consecutive victories over Entella (2-0) and Catanzaro (3-2) to set themselves up for this round. Away at Südtirol's Stadio Druso, one of Serie B's most physically demanding venues given the altitude and unique atmosphere of the Dolomite mountain setting, they face the challenge of replicating their home dominance in a very different environment. Their squad quality and play-off positioning ambitions gives them genuine motivation.