Sassari Between mea culpa and regrets, the Sweet Milk clings to the last chance to save the season and avoid saying goodbye to D seriesconquered only a year ago.
His 37 points (in 34 games) sent him to the playout, to be played at home by virtue of the best final position, against New Florida: a one-off match, scheduled for Sunday at 4pm at the local pitch, which could last 120′ if there was a draw in the 90th minute. And in case of
«We can do it, but we’re not thinking about a draw from the start. Rather, we must try to aim for the advantage so as not to get into trouble.” Words spoken not by chance by Biancoceleste president Roberto Fresu, recalling the direct clash with the Lazio team that took place just two weeks ago in Sassari, the penultimate day of the championship. In that match we needed to win to make the leap towards tranquility and instead, with the visitors 2-0 after a few minutes, it was an expensive and difficult uphill race to achieve (at least) a draw.
«New Florida is a strong and insidious opponent, as we have seen, and to be honest – commented Fresu – I would have preferred to meet Anzio, perhaps a little less dangerous. But who knows, maybe the recent experience will be useful to us in this reply to find the right countermeasures to limit the Lazio players. I don’t want to think that it will go badly, it would be a failure and damage to the image of the club and also for the players. Nobody benefits from the label of relegation in the transfer phase. I see the boys working calmly, the right tension will arrive as the match approaches which, I repeat, must not have the objective of parity. We will need to pay attention and concentration, which were often lacking during the season and were instead present on the pitch Flaminia in the last victorious round. It would be a shame to throw away the great mental reconstruction work done in recent weeks. It wasn’t enough to achieve direct salvation, but it was fundamental to reach the play-off.”
In an “in or out” match, it is character that makes the difference more than technical qualities, a trait that in this foolish year Latte Dolce has repeatedly lacked and has led to bad impressions and bad results, so much so as to compromise the season.
«There’s no point in dwelling on what happened now, we certainly asked ourselves why at a certain point the boys were unmotivated and mentally drained, despite having an important goal like salvation to achieve. We haven’t found the answer yet, let’s say it’s the mysteries of football”, commented the president. Having a team in Serie D is also important for the city and Latte Dolce hopes for strong support on Sunday, to get the better of New Florida and celebrate the feat.
«The regret – underlined Fresu – is the concomitance with the Cavalcata, which will “steal” potential fans. We would have liked to offer free entry, the League he said that it can’t be done in a playout and so we will opt for tickets with a symbolic cost.”
