The granite group in the most difficult moment. It was enough to see them all around the coach at the end of the match against Palermo. The perfect synthesis of an exemplary match in terms of application and technique. But before that emblematic shot, there were many others during the match, signed by Cisse, but won by the team. Confirmations will be needed, but perhaps the “new” Catanzaro was born on Saturday evening. The obstinacy with which everyone chased every ball, the mutual aid, the desire to impose themselves. And still the indications, the incitements, the support that even came from those on the bench, who hadn’t played or had been replaced were the same. A show of collaboration that reiterated how complicated the situation was and how much they all wanted to get out of it. The ranking isn’t much, but dealing the first defeat to Inzaghi’s Palermo could be the “switch” to raise the revs. The trip to Mantua, the day after tomorrow, will say something more.
Meanwhile, Aquilani’s choices on Saturday evening were impeccable in the deployment (3-5-2), in the individuality (Cassandro arm, Di Chiara outside) and in the attitude, because Catanzaro defended lower and did it well. He was facing a stronger opponent, he fought him without presumption: «Things worked because everyone put a little more, we interpreted it well, improving some aspects and using our soul and heart, mandatory aspects that had failed in the other matches. Let’s start again from this match”, the coach will then say. «The lowest block to defend? We worked well, it was a solution chosen to take away the depth in which they could be dangerous”, the other clarification from the 41-year-old, who in the press room still betrayed the tension of a complicated period, especially for him.
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