Perugia's relegation from the play-off zone lasted five days. With Perugia's victory over bottom club Pontedera, the Sassari team was overtaken. Furthermore, the Umbrians have played a game less, as has Bra, who are three points behind Torres but can virtually catch them.
With just six games remaining, Greco's Rossoblù must secure three wins to avoid relegation. However, Ravenna arrives on Saturday, seemingly out of the race for direct promotion, but they can still hope to dislodge second-place Ascoli. Torres' other opponents at the "Vanni Sanna" stadium will be Livorno and Gubbio, while away they face Perugia (their most important match), Pineto, and Arezzo.
There's another way to avoid the play-offs: maintain their fourth-last spot and finish the season at least nine points ahead of Pontedera. Mastinu and his teammates are currently 11 points ahead of the Tuscans, who still have seven games to play. But this is a team that hasn't won in 16 rounds, so this second route to direct relegation seems more likely.
