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Most of the following considerations were part of the editorial scheduled for last week, not published following the tragedy that occurred after Potenza-Foggia. As for whether they remain current even days later, we leave every consideration to you.
Beautiful, beautiful. Let’s make a premise, then let’s look at the rest: the Serie C championship is enjoyable as never before, as a whole. The break for the national teams, now over, left the C almost alone on the stage and the show it gave was one that pleases those who watch. The quality is high this year and the image of the category benefits even further. Having said the premise, between the field and off, it is also worth briefly focusing on stories, seen by the fans of the respective teams, that are less enjoyable.
The FerraraJoe Tacopina has lost his magic touch. In the summer we told how there was something different compared to the experiences of the lawyer: someone who perhaps doesn’t have stability in his blood, but so far he has always done well wherever he has been. In Bologna and Venice, but overall also in Rome, they are still grateful for his passage. At SPAL, there is something that hasn’t worked for some time and the pitch returns the fruits of a summer far from usual. This is a risk, also because the teams less accustomed to running to save themselves struggle to put the knife between their teeth. Dossena is unlikely to be the problem.
A TriesteMarino’s management has ended, which lasted longer than expected and is certainly not an attack on the now former interim coach, who carried out the task to the best of his ability. In the next few the choices will be clearer: Clotet on the bench, Colauto seemed destined as sporting director and now seems on standby. What was missing was precisely clarity: in the almost four weeks since Santoni’s dismissal it was not clear whether Triestina wanted another coach or thought they could move forward with Marino; whether this other coach was Tesser, still under contract, or whether he was free to reach agreements with other interested clubs. All this, in the context of rumors circulating on other sources relating to a possible sale.
In Tarantowe continue to move forward with the lantern. The future is a foreign land, maybe American, maybe not. Also in this case, we await with curiosity the press conference announced for the next few hours by Mark Campbell, face of Apex (the new ownership), who in the meantime has offered everyone a drink in the centre. Corriere della Sera – not the least of the sources – has raised major doubts about the financial solidity of the new reference corporate structure: we hope these have been dispelled. To this day, a company remains in the background that since the summer many have considered more of a dead man walking than a loose cannon.
In the meantime, the long-awaited process is progressing reform of Italian football, a problem that has almost come to a head because either the federal statute is changed – the appointment is November 4th – or there is a risk of being placed under commissionership. Seen from the perspective of Serie C, which for now is waiting to be examined (the real issue remains what Serie A, currently split in two, will want to do), I have the impression that the path taken could be the right one. Over the years, the lower categories – both C and D – have been the decision-making nucleus of Italian football, however paradoxical this may be. To realize this, just scroll through the list of the latest federal presidents and their previous cursus honorum. This great political role was counterbalanced by a great economic difficulty, of the entire football system and of the lower divisions specifically. Giving up all this power to obtain in exchange, we write it crudely but essentially what it is, money and aid on concrete issues (one: infrastructure) I believe could be the most sensible objective for the League in the coming weeks. Of course, there is little money even at the top, let alone to turn down. But this is another matter.
