Mantova marks Cosenza’s new starting point in the championship. The Lombards are the first opponents of Alvini’s group. The match against the Virgilians is the first of eighteen finals in which the rossoblù cannot allow themselves any distractions. Starting strong against a direct opponent in terms of salvation is an imperative that cannot be ignored. The Tuscan coach kept his concentration high only around this afternoon’s delicate home match. «Cosenza is alive, we strongly believe in the possibility of reaching the goal. The transfer market and the rumors surrounding the club do not distract us, our exclusive reference point is the pitch. Incoming and outgoing operations do not concern me. The club will take care of this but I trust my players because I see how much anger and desire they train with during the week. They give me back a lot of energy, leading a group like this gives me the chance to make an impact”, he explained yesterday morning. «We have always been aware of the difficulties inherent in our path. We have to give time to the young people, we can stumble and make mistakes but the growth is constant. The ranking speaks of 17 certified points and we must move from these to complete our mission.”
Mantua and that’s it, then. «Due to the playing characteristics of the two teams we will experience a very vertical match. We both prefer to apply very high pressure. We have great respect for our opponents but we have to think only of ourselves.”
Cosenza will have to take advantage of the lessons learned in Reggio Emilia at the hands of Sassuolo at the end of December: «We analyzed the final minutes of the match. As a partial justification, it must be said that we had just finished twenty minutes at most in the derby a few hours earlier. An expenditure of energy that had an impact. Sassuolo did well to turn the game around through the quality of their individuals. The plays of Berardi and Laurienté on goals were extraordinary. We certainly did our part. The result made us very angry because we played a good match.”
Florenzi recognition. Just before finishing yesterday morning, the owner Eugenio Guarascio arrived at the “Marulla”. The owner of the Via degli Stadi club gave a celebratory shirt to Aldo Florenzi for his 100 appearances with Cosenza. On many other occasions this type of recognition occurred on the edge of the pitch shortly before kick-off. On this occasion the rossoblù have evidently revised the “plan” considering the climate of strong opposition from the environment towards Guarascio. The tribute to the Sardinian midfielder was highlighted on social media. There where Cosenza has decided to block comments for several days now. A climate that certainly does not help to calm the soul.
The choices. Cosenza’s tight closure was also reaffirmed yesterday by the failure to disseminate the list of players called up. Before the final set-up, Alvini announced the certain defection of Riccardo Ciervo and the highly probable defection of Strizzolo. Dalle Mura and Ricci should be part of the list instead, destined for the bench. D’Orazio and Cimino jostle for a place in the left lane. Caporale will return in defense while Mazzocchi should be in attack. The Milanese is in a run-off with Fumagalli to participate in the work of the offensive sector. Zilli is favored to act as an offensive terminal. Artistico is eager to earn a significant space today.
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