Protection instinct. While the team is completing their preparation – yesterday morning’s session focused on the athletic part and on tactical situations with the aim of defending the lead in Enna tomorrow -, outside the green rectangle it is sporting director Agatino Chiavaro who acts as a shield from the “attacks” coming from the outside. «In life, as in football – underlines the Giallorossi sporting director – chatter counts for nothing, what matters are the facts and since the beginning of the season these have said that Igea Virtus has proven to be a tough team for everyone to face. In head-to-head matches we have always produced great performances, we lost the only two matches so far that didn’t go well, still offering important tests, probably the best in terms of pace, intensity and play.”
Numbers and statistics that are reflected in a ranking that is beautiful to look at, a continuity of performance that has placed Marra’s men up there at the top. Yet, in recent weeks, there has been more talk of extra-sporting events, most of the time corresponding to speculation: «Igea Virtus – says Chiavaro – should receive greater respect from everyone. These guys are demonstrating with their actions that they honor the shirt and that they can do something that can go beyond what anyone would have thought at first. We know that we are in the lead – he explains – because the teams most likely to win the championship on the eve of the championship, such as Nissa, Reggina and Savoia, had difficulties”.
With work, dedication and commitment, the Giallorossi have carved out a space for themselves as protagonists, earning the chance to fight for Serie C. «This moment – underlines the sporting director – we are experiencing it peacefully. It’s a journey that we are enjoying, I don’t know where we will arrive but if today after more than half the championship Igea is ahead of everyone we demand a little respect. They can attack us from all sides – it’s his lunge -, we won’t let ourselves be defeated. We are quite solid and we will always go our own way.”
To define the scope of the feat that the Giallorossi team is accomplishing, the «streak of a Reggina that has won nine victories in a row but which is still behind us».
