From the match against Albalonga, Olbia inherits the suspension of Antonio Carafa and the fourth yellow card for Angelo Mameli and Samuele Saggia , who are now at risk of suspension: the next yellow card will trigger suspension for them, not the best thing considering that the Gallura team's squad is already reduced to the bare minimum.
Meanwhile, Carafa's situation remains to be addressed. The Whites' goalkeeping coach, appointed as head coach following the departure of Giancarlo Favarin, was suspended for one match by the sports judge—whose decisions were made official yesterday—"for making an offensive statement toward a member of the opposing team," and will not be on the bench for Sunday's away match against Valmontone.
On Sunday, in the post-match, Carafa admitted his guilt. After the final whistle of the first matchday of the second leg of the Serie D championship, which Olbia lost 1-4, the coach explained: "We started well, but in our situation, it doesn't take much for nerves to rise. I was the first to fall victim to the provocations of the opposing bench, and I shouldn't have."
While waiting to find out who will replace him in Valmontone—club manager Riccardo Pecchi is the frontrunner—the team has resumed training without Fabrizio Buschiazzo and Fahamedul Islam, who are on special leave for the Christmas holidays. The other absence concerns Domenico Petrone, who is recovering from an injury: in short, there will be no shortage of absences even in the away match against the fourth-placed team.
