It is definitely too early to say that Reggina came out of the critical start of the season. The clear victory with the Ragusa on Sunday is a breath of oxygen, but the performance will be measured in the long run. Also because we have to deal with injuries and disqualifications in the week that leads to the derby of the Strait of Messina. The amaranth team will arrive with important absences. Montalto will still be disqualified and yesterday the club has published a bulletin on the conditions of Barillà and Ragusa. The captain, forced to skip the last championship match, reported a microfracture of the left wrist radio. Less than a year ago the ulna had fractured. To understand when there will be the conditions to be able to go to the field. Traumatic is also the problem of the attacker who will skip the challenge from ex at San Filippo. For him, released after less than ten minutes in the match of two days ago, broken fracture of the right clavicle. It has not been specified if the player has to be operated, but in all cases the recovery times are estimated in several weeks.
For Reggina, the good news is that, despite a start not up to expectations, nothing is compromised. The three points conquered on Sunday have further brought the summit closer, now at – 4. To go and get it, you need a fillet of victories.
The performance with Ragusa had convincing traits, but there has been the feeling of having faced the least strong opponent among those seen so far. How much this is depended on a more convinced Reggina and how much from the real value of the Iblei the evolution of the tournament will tell. Unlocking the race was not easy. As soon as happened, Reggina managed to find a comfort zone in which it easily capitalized technical superiority. He will not find it easily in Messina, where there will be a very combative opponent, eager to do points and aware of how much this game is felt by his fans. The field, among other things, says that the Peloritans have conquered only one point less than the amaranths on the field. Reggina will have to deal with the pressure of those who can only win in order not to disappoint the fans.
For the derby is almost certainly the ban on travel for supporters of Reggio Emilia. Before the Messina match, however, there is the Italian Cup. It is played on Wednesday in Lamezia Terme against Sambiase for the thirty -second finals. The start of the match was postponed to 6 pm.
