PREVIEW - Santorre

Dunfermline will take on Santorre at their home ground of Via Ungaretti on Sunday 18th January, kick-off at 7 PM.
With three wins on the bounce, against the likes of Zena Caput Mundi, Granarolo Arci and, last but not least Massacroni, Dunfermline have moved up the league table ladder and currently sit 4th, 5 points adrift of the second and final Excellence Playoff berth, at the moment occupied by Anni Settanta, who will take part in the showdown against 3rd placed Massacroni on Sunday as well.
Should the Pars collect a 4th successive win and Massacroni beat Anni Settanta, the desolating scenarios the Scots were facing just a month ago - sitting 9th in the table, outside the playoff zone - would be entirely forgotten, for the time being, and the lads would be looking forward to a 2007/2008-like run of results.

On the other hand, Santorre sit bottom of the league group and, although their recent form has slightly improved, they could only manage 6 points so far this season, courtesy of two wins: a prestigious one to dispose of 2nd placed Anni Settanta, and an off-the-pitch one against A Selesiun, who were punished for fielding a banned player and saw their win justly overturned by an FA decision.
Even so, Dunfermline will have to be on their toes and avoid a potential banana skin game, it's when you're over-confident that you're most likely to stumble...
The teams have never locked horns before.

Marco Semino has been given a permit to sit out this one, therefore player-manager Leonardo Perugini will be deployed in goal, while the full package of defenders, consisting of Fabio Frassinelli, Fausto Crosetti and Davide Filippi will be available for selection.
In midfield, the most packed of sectors in the squad, it is likely that abundance will cause Perugini a few headaches.
Aldo Marletta has shown great form recently, and so has Fabio Boccaccio, who's netted 5 times in his 2 games for the club. Moreover, Mattia Maneschi shares the topscoring position with the captain, and Flavio Lenza has shown some real reliability when called upon.
Marco Cantelli has returned from Belgium and has immediately proved he hasn't forgotten any bits of his excellent way of playing football, and to complete the jigsaw, Matteo Bovalino will be a welcome return from his troubles and the two-match-ban he had to serve following his dismissal amidst the fracas which occurred in the 4-2 victory over Zena Caput Mundi.
At the time of writing, all above players are available, while it is to be ascertained whether Enrico Miroglio, a pre-season signing who's still to make his Pars debut and has now recovered from a broken wrist, will be given the nod for this game.
Should Alberto Buccianti miss this game since possibly otherwise engaged, either Boccaccio or Cantelli could be fielded upfront, but the odds are for the Tuscan striker to be involved, as he should return from a trip to Rome just in time for the match.


DUNFERMLINE (from)

46 Perugini

17 Crosetti
8 Filippi
10 Frassinelli

2 Boccaccio
11 Bovalino
6 Cantelli
23 Lenza
20 Maneschi
5 Marletta
(Miroglio)

9 Buccianti

MANAGER: Perugini


NOT INVOLVED: Semino, Lanata; Pittaluga; (Miroglio), Strano, De Maria; Ganduglia, Gallo



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