Tonight will be the first postponement of the Monday that Messina will be involved in since their return to the professional ranks and, for the first time, the Giallorossi’s match will be broadcast on RaiSport, as well as on Now TV (kick-off at 8.30pm). On the evening of the first times, only the first away victory for coach Giacomo Modica’s team and the first at home to Picerno would be missingagainst whom, out of three matches, they have only achieved two draws. For the final verdict we will obviously have to wait for the result achieved at the “Donato Curcio” stadium, where Messina arrives after a 1-1 draw against Latina.
It will be the second consecutive away match for the Peloritani, while the Lucanians return to their friendly walls after the draw (again 1-1) in Biella against Juventus Next Generation. Results that have left both Picerno and Messina with many regrets, but the locals present themselves as a team that occupies the top positions and, above all, as the only unbeaten team in group C, in addition to the best attack (13 goals) and the best defense ( 4 goals conceded like Benevento).
Numbers that illustrate well the level of difficulty that Messina will encounterbut Mr. Modica wants to start again from the good things demonstrated in the last away match: «Not only in Latina, but also in the previous ones. We must give continuity and be good at thinking about our way of interpreting the match and, above all, interpreting our championship. We have to be just the right amount of carefree, respecting everyone, but with the awareness of being able to annoy many teams.”
Cheeky for being good at creating danger for the opponent, but with the right mental approach against an opponent of depth and great potential: «There is no doubt that the numbers and results say that Picerno is the team that has expressed greater quality and continuity, also because it confirmed 15 elements from last year, with the possibility of strengthening the staff also through the sale of their spearhead (Jacopo Murano) who went to Foggia”, added Modica, who looks beyond the ranking drawn after the first six days of the championship: «Everyone can play their role and, at the moment, these forces are there, but in the long run Avellino and Foggia will come out, Benevento is demonstrating their value, Trapani is starting to get back on top.”
«They are teams equipped to do something different – added the Messina coach -. I am happy with what we are doing, regardless of the results which are not true, because we have lost important points and we would have deserved something more. Tomei is doing a great job and is definitely a coach we will hear about.”
The start of the season for the Lucanians, who achieved 3 wins and 3 drawsconfirmed the good level of a squad that is improving year after year, especially against first-tier opponents against Avellino and Crotone at home (besides Casertana), the clear success achieved in Trapani (0-3) and the draw of Catania.
