Barletta - Altamura

Barletta's new sporting director Fracchiolla calls for serenity after Foggia win

Barletta's new sporting director, Domenico Fracchiolla, has said the team needs some serenity after their narrow win at Foggia, where Alexis Ferrante scored the goal. Fracchiolla added that the players must keep the same attitude, because the season is long and hard.

Fracchiolla inherits a Barletta side who are 15th in the 20-team Italian Serie C table on 15 points, with three wins, six draws and four defeats from 13 matches. They are at home to Altamura in Italian Serie C, and the visitors are 12th on 16 points. In their last five matches Barletta have won twice, drawn twice and lost once, at Scafatese. Ferrante has four goals in 12 appearances, the most of any Barletta player listed.

5 matches without defeat for durable Altamura

Altamura have collected points from each of their last 5 matches, a run of considerable resilience.

Having scored 3 times, Alessio Curcio has given Altamura a useful option in attack.

A double act has emerged at Barletta, Alexis Ferrante scoring 4 goals and Silva Da Castro Mateus adding 3. Frugal is the word for the hosts' recent defending, with only 2 conceded across five matches.

Scarcely any distance separates the two sides, the difference standing at 1 points. Barletta and Altamura are strangers to one another, with no previous meeting on record.