Useless to deny it, Piacenza is going through a crisis. Zlatanov and co conceded a third consecutive defeat against Perugia in the league, which makes it five running if we consider the two tie-break losses in the Champions League. They now need to fight back to find the light out of the tunnel. One way to do that could be to beat Lugano this Thursday night. The Swiss are bottom without a point.

“I am glad to meet Lugano – said assistant coach Marco Camperi who used to work there – This is a well-organised team that always fights. They try to battle hard as a team in order to make up for the players lost last summer. They don’t have anything to lose so they will play without any pressure at all”.