Less than three months have passed from the first leg but it is already the story of a life ago. The tears of Massimiliano Alvini at the goal of Riccardo Ciervo’s penalty are a distant memory. Fucecchio’s coach is already part of the past history of Cosenza.
At the end of the comparison played at the “Marulla”, the rossoblù believed they had found the keystone To go up, at the end of very complicated days, dotted with the reckless increase in the prices exercised by Eugenio Guarascio – then partially returned to his steps a few hours later – and from the resignation of the general manager Beppe Ursino on Christmas Eve. Thus, what had been exchanged as the breaking point with the most delicate phase, has instead become the beginning of a long tunnel.
After 1-1 of December 26, the rossoblù were last in the standings in the company of SouthTirol, with 17 points. Ten rounds, the Silana formation closes the ranking alone and with four points of delay on Salernitana, five on the fourth place and you are on direct salvation. The South Tyrolean, with which the bottom was shared before, now have an advantage of eight lengths and have returned to breathe clean air following the round external victory against the citadel.
If something has changed compared to the derby of two and a half months ago, thenhe did so only in the worse but the Cosenza who will be welcomed on Sunday afternoon at the “Ceravolo” is still a team regenerated by the two recent games. In any case, it will arrive at the last stop scheduled for the calendar at the end of the group but has a gluttonous opportunity to continue gnawing ground on direct opponents and rekindling the struggle. To do this you will need the same anger as the first leg (played in numerical inferiority for almost ninety minutes due to the ruined expulsion of corporal) and greater precision.
However, a new heart will beat because, as mentioned, Alvini’s passion has been left behind. However, in the sold out of Catanzaro, in a stadium that will remember from the pre-match to the last the ranking condition, Cosenza will rely on the Cosentini, the genuine ones-such as Garritano, Belmonte, Angotti, Fischerti, Spingola and the other members of the technical and medical staff-and those by adoption, such as Tortelli, D’Orazio, Florenzi and Micai. It will be up to them to direct the efforts of the companions in a game that goes far beyond the mere parole bellilistic pride as it can represent the turning point in a tormented season beyond all expectations.
The “cosentinity” line is the one that has already been entrusted once in the past, in the immediate Lockdown. And in that case, The wolves managed to travel to an average guinness or almost, so as to intrigue the international press for the company carried out. A new sporting miracle must necessarily pass through the “cousin”. The Silana troop will have to be excited and motivated by finding himself in a hostile environment and moreover without his own fans. As the CT of the Spalletti national team indicates and before him William Skakespeare: «It is not in the stars that our destiny is written, but in ourselves: strong men, strong destinies; weak men weak destinies. There is no other way ».
