Benevento calls its fans together. The team of Auteri, in these play-offs, will also and above all need the support of the public to try to make as much progress as possible. Tomorrow’s session has therefore been moved from the «Imbriani» to the «Vigorito» and from the morning to the afternoon (at 3.30 pm), declared open doors to allow a greater influx of supporters and create the ideal atmosphere in view of the imminent double challenge of post season which will see the Giallorossi playing away on the 14th and at home on the 18th against an opponent yet to be defined. The Curva Sud has been opened to allow a massive presence of organized fans: the ultras, always present and ready to support both at home and away, will have the opportunity to make the players and staff feel their closeness, charging them up before the double commitment in the first round of the national phase.
The newfound harmony between the team and supporters in the last period could be the additional weapon of Lanini and his teammates throughout the playoffs. Suffice it to say, for example, that, in the first round of the group stage, the pitch factor was decisive in 8 of the 9 matches played. The only away victory was that of Rimini in Gubbio, where there were just 1,442 paying spectators.
As far as spectators are concerned, only in Taranto was there a significant presence for the match against Latina (8,819 paying spectators), while in the other squares the numbers were more than small. The minimum was recorded in Alessandria for Juventus Next Gen-Arezzo, with 162 paying, also bad at Comunale di Caravaggio for Atalanta Under 23-Trento (480), at «Mario Sandrini» in Legnago for the match against Lumezzane (869) , at the «Donato Curcio» in Picerno for the match against Crotone (977) and at the Gorgonzola stadium for Giana Erminio-Pro Vercelli (1,249). The numbers for Cerignola-Giugliano (2,600) and Pescara-Pontedera (3,608) were decent. Data that makes it clear how the contribution of the Samnite torcida can be both important and decisive both when going to play outside and when it comes to guaranteeing support within friendly walls. It is clear that the players will then have to demonstrate their value on the pitch, but feeling the push of the “aficionados” will certainly represent an additional stimulus for a team that does not excel in terms of leadership and personality.
In any case, everything revolves around the next opponent, who is currently still a question mark for the Giallorossi, who won’t know him before Sunday morning. Tomorrow, in fact, the six matches of the second round of the inter-group phase will be played, all at night: Atalanta Under 23-Legnago Salus, Triestina-Giana Erminio, Perugia-Rimini, Casertana-Audace Cerignola, Taranto-Picerno (all at 8.30pm) and Pescara-Juventus Beat Gen (at 9pm). The following day (12), at 9.30, the draw will be made (which will be broadcast live from the Lega Pro headquarters in Florence on SkySport24) of the pairings for the first round of the national phase (the one in which Benevento, Carrarese will also come into play and Vicenza, the three third-placed teams, in addition to Catania, winner of the Italian Cup in C) by former Giallorossi player Felice Evacuo, designated as the most prolific scorer in the history of the third series with 175 goals scored in the category. He will be the one to draw the team that will challenge the “Witch”.
In the meantime, Auteri’s men continue their preparations in view of their debut in the playoffs. Yesterday, after a week’s break, he finally joined the group Beloved Ciciretti, who also carried out the exercises and the practice match together with his teammates. Absent Pastina (rehabilitation) e Newfoundland (therapy), while Benedetti partially returned to the group (he only carried out the first part of the session with the team).
As expected, Capellini was back on the pitch, having trained in a differentiated way under the watchful eye of the re-athlete trainer Adriano Bianchini: the edema in the myotendinous area is being reabsorbed and he will join his teammates in the next few days.
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Read the full article at
The morning
