In my opinion she is the favorite for the final victory.” Castrumfavara coach Nicolò Terranova spoke like this about Reggina immediately after the amaranth success against his team. Four points to recover on the top from fifth place remain quite a few, but these are significant words that come from an insider who has perceived the fact that Torrisi’s team has fallen into the championship mentality and today is able to capitalize on all its technical potential. More than anything else, the numbers speak of six consecutive victories without conceding a goal. An escalation of increasingly convincing performances, even against teams that occupied the top areas of the table. Control over the matches has become increasingly authoritative and even good luck (a few injuries aside) has begun to wink at the Strait team. Just think of the penalty missed by Sambiase before Christmas or the missed opportunity by Castrumfavara triggered by a wrong back pass which led to a player appearing alone in front of Lagonigro.
Torrisi gave Reggina an identity, a score interpreted to perfection by the group and the possibility of truly hoping for a comeback. «If you build an army – wrote Nino Ballarino on Instagram – and their leader is a lion, everyone will fight like lions». There is little to say about a team that works today, knows how to press high and finds decisive episodes by conquering them. The most talented attackers ensure defensive doubles and whoever is excluded from the starting lineup runs double even as a substitute. There is still room for growth because, in addition to eliminating some lightness or loss of tension, there are several important players whose recovery is awaited and above all an attacker on the way. Ferraro continues to score goals (four in the last six), but soon – perhaps already today – he will have an alter ego with different characteristics. Castro from Sancataldese (16 games and 8 goals in the season) is the first hypothesis.
From today the team will return to work to prepare for the match away to Nissa next Sunday. The match matters a lot for the rankings, it is full of pitfalls but also the opportunity for the definitive leap in quality.
In addition to Barillà, Rosario Girasole, Palumbo and Porcino who were unavailable for last Sunday, the conditions of Mungo and Desiato need to be assessed. The former felt discomfort during Sunday’s pre-match warm-up and missed the match, while Desiato – replaced a few minutes after entering the pitch – suffered the consequences of a stomp.
