A misunderstanding to avoid: if Catanzaro beat Palermo who had never lost and are built to win the championship, then they will have no problem getting rid of the last-placed Mantova. The trap as old as football is the first danger to avoid this evening. In short, Iemmello and his teammates at the “Martelli” (with 488 fans in support) must pass a test of maturity. First of all, because winning against Palermo brought back serenity, but the ranking is not reassuring. And then because the Lombards may be at the bottom of the table, but they are a lively and tenacious team, that is, the same team that the Giallorossi brought out on Saturday evening at the “Ceravolo”.
«Certainly, after a good victory, we want to continue on this path. To achieve this, we will need a mature match from all points of view”, said Alberto Aquilani through the club’s official channels. The success against Palermo was the first of the season for the Roman coach, who today is therefore also looking for his first solo away: «The victory is a panacea: we always train and play to win the three points, but we weren’t succeeding and this was weighing on us. The one obtained against Palermo must help us shake off some negativity and give us the awareness that to win we need balance, attention, compactness and a spirit of sacrifice”, added the coach recalling everything that Catanzaro put on the pitch against the Sicilians.
It may be that today he proposes the same line-up again, therefore the 3-5-2 with Rispoli plus Pontisso and Petriccione in the middle, Cassandro still the right “arm” and Di Chiara left in the left-handed winger position, more congenial to his characteristics. It is clear that the opponent is different from the Sicilians, but the performance offered by the Giallorossi with this set-up was positive across the board. «But I believe that it is the attitude of those who take to the field and those who take over that makes the difference, the formation is a consequence that depends on the moments and needs of the match», Aquilani distanced himself a little.
Standing, from what we saw during the tournament, there are also other solutions, both for interpreters and for deployment. In the first case, watch out for Buglio (for Pontisso or Petriccione) after his good debut as a substitute with Palermo, or Bettella fully recovered for Brighenti. In the second, the use of a 3-4-2-1 with Iemmello and Cisse behind a striker who provides more depth, like Pandolfi, or physical strength, like Pittarello (Buso not called up: flu) cannot be ruled out a priori.
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