by Giorgio Pregheffi
In the group D Of D Series there are three teams that with three days to go have only two matches to play: Corticella, Sant’Angelo and Lentigione and this is because according to the calendar they should have met Pistoiese, ousted from the championship after two consecutive forfeits: “It’s a sad story – comments the Lentigione coach, Paolo Beretti (photo by Barbara Bastoni) – and it would have been positive if a solution had been found that would allow the Tuscans to play the remaining matches, even if the demobilization that occurred was difficult to manage. As far as we are concerned, in terms of playoffs, we are ahead of Forlì and Victor San Marino, while we are behind Corticella, and by winning the two games that remain to be played we would be confident. Our conditions – continues Mr. Beretti – are good, as demonstrated by the victory in Imola. The pitch, as in Forlì, has benefited us, because our game needs space to express itself at its best and therefore paradoxically we struggle more at home, especially with teams that are closing in, even if with Borgo San Donnino the result was born from defensive mix-ups and missed opportunities up front.” Tomorrow, on the fifteenth day of return, the Lentigion hosts on the synthetic pitch of Sorbolo Mezzani, the Lawn who prevailed 2 to 1 in the first leg: “With 10 minutes to go – remembers Mr. Beretti – we won 1 to 0 and were virtually first in the table, we were in control, but we paid for a loss of concentration and Prato caught up with us and then surpassed in injury time. The Tuscan team is doing well and with the new coach they have achieved important results, so as usual it won’t be easy, but I foresee an open match played without tactics in every home country. It’s the last home match of the season, we want to say goodbye to our supporters with a good performance.” As for the lineup, Pari and Battistello are out, on the other hand Montipò returns after the disqualification.
