The first leg of the Serie B promotion play-off is this evening, as Frosinone and Spezia battle to join Benevento and Crotone in the top flight.
Spezia finished third in the regular season on 61 points, after putting together 17 wins, 10 draws and 11 defeats.
They had lost the first leg of the play-off semi-final 2-0 to Chievo, but fought back for a 3-1 home victory.
Frosinone had been one of the favourites for promotion, but slipped down the standings in the final weeks of the campaign.
The first leg of the Serie B promotion play-off is this evening, as Frosinone and Spezia battle to join Benevento and Crotone in the top flight.
Spezia finished third in the regular season on 61 points, after putting together 17 wins, 10 draws and 11 defeats.
They had lost the first leg of the play-off semi-final 2-0 to Chievo, but fought back for a 3-1 home victory.
Frosinone had been one of the favourites for promotion, but slipped down the standings in the final weeks of the campaign.
Alessandro Nesta’s side ended up in the eighth and final place for the play-offs on 54 points, following 14 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses.
They therefore had to play a preliminary round, needing extra time to beat Cittadella 3-2.
They lost the first leg of the semi-final 1-0 at home to Pordenone, but turned that around with a 2-0 away win.
The first leg kicks off this evening at the Stadio Stirpe in Frosinone, with the decider on Thursday at the Picco in Spezia.