A little muffled by being in Serie D, but the derby atmosphere is there. The day of Messina-Reggina has arrived and at 3pm the pitch will speak. The Amaranths will try to relaunch themselves and give satisfaction to their fans in the most heartfelt match. The “almost small city” of the Strait has a unique charm. Two cities that have always looked at each other face each other, sharing views of one of the most beautiful views in the world and daily stories. Even if they perhaps struggle to say it, Messina and Reggio don’t hate each other at all. Logistical-infrastructural strategies and solutions have been proposed for decades to ensure territorial continuity and common development, but football is something else. The rivalry is strong there and always will be. The hope is that in the future there will be conditions to witness better derbies than this one. Both because playing among amateurs cannot be normal for two important cities, and because not seeing the amaranth fans at Franco Scoglio will be bad for everyone.
For today we are satisfied and everyone wants to win. The organized fans from Reggio first of all wanted to charge the players at Sant’Agata yesterday. With the sound of chants and with the amaranth flags they reiterated how important the derby is. Messina is a team built in a few days, which is doing excellent things and demonstrating great mental strength. With a club future still to be written on the pitch, he gained one point more than the Amaranths. One more reason to remember that the derby is a match that can escape predictions.
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