📋Serie B matchday 2 ratings: Samp slump, Castori shines, Alvini back | OneFootball

The second day of Serie B concludes with Sampdoria's downfall and a balance already strongly visible in the standings.

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Below is the scorecard from 10 to 0 of the day.

10 – Castori deserves apologies

The Südtirol strolling over Sampdoria is not a sporting event, but a football manifesto. Labeled by everyone as an outdated coach, Castori takes yet another revenge and goes into the break unbeaten. With the characteristics of the South Tyroleans, Serie B is tackled excellently.

9 – Cedric Gondo

This is not a random score. Often difficult to place, at the start of this season the forward seems to have finally transformed into a pure number nine. He raises the team, holds the ball, withstands challenges with everyone, and is present in front of the goal. His ferocity plays a big part in Reggiana overturning Empoli.

8 – (B)lessed balance

Eight teams with 4 points and none with 6 after just two days. Is there another championship in the world like this? If the morning shows the day, we are in for a thrilling and unpredictable season. A beautiful calling card that distinguishes the tournament worldwide.

7 – It's already Alvini's Frosinone

The coach is no stranger to fast starts, but with all the variables faced by Frosinone at the start of this season, having such a clear and effective tactical idea is impressive. Inzaghi suffers terribly, and Palermo crashes to a draw at Barbera. The right ingredients are there to compete.

6 – Bari's approach

One point in 2 days doesn't fully tell the story of Caserta's team start. Even today against Monza, the performance was there, quite the opposite. More effectiveness in front of the goal will be needed to move from compliments to climbing the standings, but the direction is good.

5 – The 0-0s

While we praise the balance, we also hope for some spectacle. Four 0-0s are too many. On the second day, the excuse of workload, heat, and fatigue holds, but the mental freshness dictated by a still-to-be-established standings should also have weight. We hope that from now on, teams will show more exuberance.

4 – Spezia, you're listless

Zero goals in two matches is the most emblematic figure, but the performances provided by Spezia against Carrarese first and Catanzaro then are worrying. Only 14 shots, just 3 on target. There's a lot missing in the last 16 meters, and D'Angelo will need the break to work at his best.

3 – Vivarini, why Pescara?

That the team is not currently ready for Serie B is evident. For more information, you can read the previous scorecard. Here, however, the focus is on the choices of a coach who, after paying dearly for saying yes to Frosinone, embarks on the venture with very few guarantees. Saving themselves will be very difficult, and doubts remain.

2 – Guarino and Obaretin, not like this

Two naive, impetuous, unjustifiable red cards. Pagliuca's football is made of risks and aggressiveness, but individual limits must be smoothed and limited, otherwise, the path risks being compromised.

1 – Yeboah's madness

A headbutt that further complicated the already very difficult match against Juve Stabia. An unacceptable gesture that reveals a character still to be moderated. Venezia paid a high price for his red card, but they can console themselves with the point collected.

0 – Always the same Samp

Conceding 3 goals in one half to Südtirol, how else could it be evaluated? Things aren't working on the field. The fear that this season will turn out identical to the last is becoming more concrete.

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