The eve of Scafatese-Reggina has arrived. Tomorrow in Campania there will be a direct clash which can say a lot about the future and potential of the two teams. This will be especially true for Bruno Trocini’s men who will return to work at the Sant’Agata sports center behind closed doors today.
The amaranths are looking for fundamental points, but they will also try to give themselves a birthday present. Today, January 11th, marks the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of the foundation of the Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria, the first name of the historic club. Compared to a year ago there is the considerable news that the major football expression in Reggio has returned to play with the name Reggina and its best-known logo.
What is still missing is an absolute continuity of results that could help them exit Serie D. And we will try to find it also in the challenge with one of the protagonists of Amaranth history: Gianluca Atzori, Scafatese coach who was both a footballer and coach on the banks of the Strait. It will be a different match from the last ones, because compared to other occasions Reggina will not only have to worry about making its technical level count. Up front there will be an opponent who has an important squad for the category and quality in its most important individuals.
It will probably also be a chess challenge between the two coaches. Reggina is unlikely to distort that 4-3-3 which in recent days has appeared to be the right tactical basis for building the future, albeit with potentially different interpretations linked to the characteristics of the protagonists. However, today the wide choice on the squad can also open the way to new reflections and perspectives.
You can start from the goal where the class of 2006 Lagonigro played as a starter in recent days. The one against Scafatese could be a match in which it could be Martinez’s turn between the posts, considering the possibility of seeking greater experience in such a delicate match. The hypothetical move would be combined with the inclusion of Forciniti (2006) in midfield, to complete the trio of unders in the eleven and giving the crucial sector a player who would ensure running and dynamism in a match destined to be very intense.
But there can be many other doubts. For example, Cham, after being excluded from Igea Virtus for disciplinary reasons, is available. Ndoye did very well as a left back, but perhaps he is less of a “defender” than his teammate and in a potentially blocked match, who knows whether in Trocini’s reflections on the formation he feels the need for the Gambian’s throw-ins which become authentic crosses.
Nuances that every coach has the duty to consider, and then perhaps believe that the greatest possible continuity is the right path for a Reggina that has finally found an identity. Certainly this Scafatese-Reggina is a match that for the first time gives a bit of anticipation in the city and it hasn’t happened for over a year and a half. The sold out of the guest sector is the other element that shows how a bit of amaranth wind is starting to blow.