The discrete indications that came from the debut in the Cup in Crotone, at least in attitude, are not enough: Messina needs to complete the team and the sporting director Giuseppe Pavone has just over two weeks to identify the right profiles. It is a numerical need, just look at the list of the match played on Saturday in Calabria, but also technical-tactical. Modica made it clear by lining up with a 5-3-2 far from his usual offensive creed. But he also said it openly, to wait for those elements capable of being able to fully interpret, on the pitch, his way of approaching football. Consistency with the project but also “empty stomach”, the now well-known diktat of the trainer from Mazara.
Among the names that have been circulating insistently again is that of Marco Rosafioattacking winger born in 1994, who returned to the Strait of Messina last January but only on loan, being owned by Spal. However, he is reportedly leaving the Ferrara club (like Dumbravanu, sought by Foggia, the former Roma ds) and therefore Messina would seem to be intent on trying again. Sicily is a destination that the player obviously likes, but there is also interest from other teams, such as Torres and Sestri Levante, so the amount of “compensation” that will be offered to the transferring club could make the difference in this sense.
The attack is definitely the department that needs the most attention, being able to count at the moment only on Anatriello, Petrungaro and Blue Mamona. In this sense we are waiting to understand if there could be space for Martino Cominetti, an athlete who had joined the Zafferana retreatborn in 1998, very prolific in Serie D but never scored in Serie C. However, his addition would not be enough.
Something will have to be done in the other departments too. There is the goalkeeper chapter, more than anything understanding if the intentions are to pair an over with Curtosi, who didn’t do badly at the “Scida”, but ruined the performance with his position in the decisive goal scored by Tumminello. In defense, with Manetta and Marino providing guarantees, it will be necessary to understand if the 26-year-old Francesco Rizzo, still in the group, will be signed. Question marks also in midfield: Anzelmo promises well, he must find courage in his plays. Then Garofalo and the excellent Frisenna (under by the way) were deployed, but pay attention to the position of Domenico Franco, officially out of the game due to a physical problem but on whom there is strong interest from Picerno. If he were to leave, it will be necessary to replace him as a role box but also in the leadership “quota”.
The signing of the full-back Spaltro from Crotone, who will go to Juve Stabia in an exchange with Aprea, fell through: but on the other hand it would not have made sense, with the Salvo-Lia pairing confirmed on the right lane. Speaking of Salvo, yesterday morning he did differentiated work while in the afternoon he joined the group. The team moved in both sessions at the “Marullo”, a program that will also be confirmed today.
