Cosenza settles two other pieces of the team with which it will face the next Serie C championship. Both concern defense.
Yesterday the hiring of Alessandro Dalmazzi was first announced. 32 years old, arrived from Sambenedettese, who has joined the rossoblù with an annual contract with an option for the following season. Then came the news of the signing of Razvan Pascalau, a 22-year-old Romanian, who signed a two-year agreement until 30 June 2028. From 2020 to 2024 Pascalau played in the Lecce Primavera, winning the scudetto in the 2022/2023 season under the guidance of Federico Coppitelli.
The blanket behind is now no longer short. The void left by Caporale’s departure towards Caserta has been filled.
At this point, after a profound review which will also involve the departures of Massimo Zilli (Vicenza is pushing for him: the deal will come to fruition at the beginning of next week) and Riccardo Palmieri, Coppitelli hopes that none of the “overs” remaining in the squad will leave anymore: «The idea is to start again with Dametto, D’Alena, Ciotti and Emmausso. Added to this is Dalmazzi and some others. However, I cannot yet say how many other players on the list will enrich the squad. The last few days of the market are unpredictable. However, I have faith in Lucioni. We are working night and day so that Cosenza does not have a banal championship. This is the objective, which is why we need at least 15-17 players of a certain caliber capable of dealing with the difficulties of the championship. I am sure that we will be able to be a credible team”, explained the former Imolese and Casertana player among others.
The Capitoline coach, cutting things short, freed himself from the embarrassment regarding the issue relating to the training pitch (“These are things that I am not dealing with personally”): after the match with Crotone the suspension of the agreement for the use of the “Marulla” will become effective, pending the judgment of the Council of State on September 1st.
However, Coppitelli said that he also asked for a synthetic one because “several opponents play on this type of surface, starting with Cerignola”, the Wolves’ first opponent in the championship.
The official debut
Curiosity. This is the noun used by the Sila coach a few hours before the derby tomorrow evening. The Roman coach admitted that the first official test of the season will be an exam with a “margin of uncertainty”, since the pre-season calendar was affected by the missed friendlies against Casarano and Kratos Bisignano. In particular, the first would have been useful for understanding the state of the work, against an opponent of the same category. «This is an important test, I asked the boys to bring to the pitch what we feel during training. We will need it to record the aspects that are not yet right in view of the championship debut. Crotone is also in the preparation phase so it will be a match that could hold some surprises.”
The coach will only release the list of players called up for the “Scida” match this afternoon. Cosenza should present itself without defections, with the exception of Cimino and the departing Zilli and Palmieri.