Which Catanzaro will we see in Cittadella? The “old” team that started the championship playing the first four games or a “new” version formed by the various reinforcements that arrived in the last days of the transfer market? Probably something in between, because the DS Polito gave Caserta a series of elements to insert into a system that was in any case evident: goalkeeper-defender-playmaker and attacker, then Pigliacelli, Antonini, Petriccione and Iemmello with the rest revolving around them.
In fact, after the first rounds, some others have shown that they deserve new chances, in particular Brighenti, who really didn’t need any tests, and Bonini, who has passed his. But between Pontisso’s injury, the return of those who have been out of action (Compagnon more than Koutsoupias) and the weeks of work on the legs of the new entries, the opportunities are increasing and it seems to be the right time to test at least some of them. In midfield, for example, Pontisso’s forced withdrawal opens up new prospects.
If Caserta wanted to continue with three men in the middle, or decided to break the ice by switching to 4-2-3-1it is possible that the man next to Petriccione (or one of the two on either side of the playmaker) is Coulibaly. In a match where many duels across the entire pitch are expected, the Senegalese’s muscles could prove to be fundamental: according to Opta data, Cittadella is the team that has engaged in the most duels (500), while Catanzaro is exactly on the other end of the spectrum (301), but at the same time the Venetians are third-last in duels won and the Giallorossi, on the contrary, are second (57%) behind only Mantova.
The game could really be played on this line, on the incisiveness in one-on-ones, from which individual qualities will emerge. On February 24, the Eagles won the “Tombolato” with two great goals by Iemmello: “veni, vidi, vici” in the style of Julius Caesar, a general who drags his troops, however perfect executors, with a high-level choral performance, of the overall plan. This time will it be up to the captain to shoulder the burden of the goal again or will the task be shared by the others?
Biasci is galvanized by the super performance (goal plus assist) with Carrarese, Pittarello will try to score his first goal in yellow and red to confirm the law of the former and the good first outings with Catanzaro, you can bet on it. Mantia has the experience to strike even if he will have only a few minutes available in his eventual debut. Certainly, among the Giallorossi there are many people who can guarantee supplies to the goal masters: on the right Compagnon is eligible and there is a fair amount of expectation around him because so far he has not been able to play official matches due to injuries, Seck is also raring to go, on the left Buso was a coup worth almost a million euros who clearly cannot be left out.
And D’Alessandro is the cherry on top as he was on the market: will he be on the field for twenty minutes or more? A player like him could even need less to turn on the light.
