The three points won in Puglia, against a Taranto team almost resigned to having to say goodbye to the Lega Pro, really taste good. The performance was not the best possible, but we must make a virtue of necessity. Also because in the crossing of the Strait, towards the heel of Italy, the technician Giacomo Modica he led a team with reduced ranks. Those present should be praised, even after a less than first-rate performance: «Yes – states Modica in the press room of “Giovanni Paolo II” by Francavilla Fontana – I am satisfied with what I saw. What they could do, my players did. We were coming off four defeats and a series of problems that it’s pointless to list. We also left six players at home, two of which were injured. Four, however, did not give availability, because they have a market and this is unfair and disrespectful. Each of them tries to grab the chance to play elsewhere, but I am of the opinion that as long as they are with us they will have to give their best with great availability. In any case, we will respect all choices. I arrived here with 17 players, including two goalkeepers and two Primavera players. I can only take off my cap, which I don’t have, and “make a chapeau”: with Taranto they couldn’t use the foil, but only the sabre. We must fight to honor the shirt and the city.”
Modica is clear on the corporate situation: «As far as I’m concerned, president Pietro Sciotto has never missed salaries, unlike what is happening in Taranto. Salaries – concludes Modica – are not everything in the world of football. But there are other aspects and dynamics, which we have been paying for seven months now. This team, up until Avellino, had not done well, more than that. After two unfortunate games, we recovered again. We have always stood with dignity. We are not a team of “peers”, but if I had to explain all the problems we saw, we would have to talk for a day and a half. If the conditions aren’t right, we’ll soon realize it. When I played there 38 years ago, Messina was a spectacle. Now everything is different».
Pierluca Lucianihowever, is rejoicing over the winning goal: «The first half was subdued from everyone, better in the second half and from here – claims the attacker – our championship starts again. I hope to give satisfaction to our coach who puts his soul into it every day. This goal is fundamental for me and I hope that those who don’t have faith in me will change their minds.”
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