The eve of the debut in the championship, scheduled this afternoon against Athletic Palermo at the “Franco Scoglio” (3 pm), was also the day of the presentation of the Technical staff of Messina for the 2025/26 vintage: all in extremis, to testify to what was supposed to run in the last week to try to compensate, in every possible way, to the serious delays accumulated during a summer in which (sportily speaking) he reigned) immobility.
He had already spoken through the official channels of the club at the time of his arrival (or return to another guise), now Mr. Pippetto Romano spoke of this first glimpse of adventure: «The sensations are positive, we tried to build something important in a few days. When I received the ACR phone call I accepted with enthusiasm, I am linked to this square. I remember the emotions of the past, it is difficult to repeat those companies but there is everyone’s availability to save us and then plan the future. I am here for the coat of arms of Messina, for the affection for the fans and for what the club has proposed to me, a program for the following years. If the perspectives should change, I say it sincerely, I will put aside but at this moment I am happy with what has been done; It is a difficult year but we will work to try to solve everything ». On today’s match then: «Complicated for various vicissitudes. They are ahead as a preparation, but we must make up with determination, heart, determination. In four days assembling a team is not easy but we believe we had created one for the Serie D. We had difficulty recovering players, several did not accept for the ranking or for the club, the ds hammer was good at hiring players of different origins and putting them together. We will do everything to immediately reach the three points for self -esteem and for the environment. It will also serve adaptation to the field, because we train on the synthetic and we will play on natural grass, but we must keep the distance and play as a compact team. Several do not have 90 minutes and we should also alternate the players ».
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