Montalto is there. The Erice bomber, yesterday, he carried out specific work and his condition is not a cause for concern ahead of Saturday’s match at 6.30pm against Sorrento. The center forward had withdrawn at the last minute on Sunday evening during the warm-up before the match against Giugliano. A muscle discomfort that had lasted for about a week and which had flared up immediately before the match had suggested to Mister Cangelosi that he should leave him on the bench to avoid more serious problems. Right choice because yesterday Montalto trained by carrying out a specific job during the first weekly session. Vmanaged the center forward author of 11 goals so far. Giugliano’s match confirmed it: he is a fundamental player for the coach’s plans.
Too important to risk a long stop on the eve of playoffs, also because the infirmary, finally, is practically empty. Yesterday, at the “Pinto”, only Nicoletti was missing, who has a muscular problem that needs time to be resolved while Fabbri, called up for the first time last Sunday after the serious knee injury suffered in September, is improving in condition. In short, the squad is almost complete and this is a fact worth highlighting given the long series of injuries that have devastated the team throughout the season.
Now there are the final mechanisms to refine to beat the Sorrento And retain fourth place in the standings which is worth direct passage to the second round of the group stage in the post season. There is also a glimmer of hope that in the end that fourth place could be worth as much as third if, in the event of a serious set of results on Saturday, Catania were to eventually participate in the playouts. However, the falchetti don’t think about it and concentrate on the challenge with the coastal team of the unforgettable and appreciated former Maiuri and on the objective of eliminating those defects in concreteness and concentration that still remain and which have a major impact on the team’s results. Even in Giugliano a serious distraction and a few failed goals in front of the opponent’s goal cost three points which would have been very precious and which would have kept alive the slightest hope for Casertana of even finishing in second place.
Balance resulting from a championship that has expressed, in group C, ua general equivalence of values that only Juve Stabia has escaped and which promises to be repeated also in the playoffs. In that phase Casertana will have to be ready to play its role by maximizing the undoubted technical skills of its players and minimizing distractions and individual errors. Mister works there Cangelosi who, having overcome the difficult moment of January and February, wants to close his first full season as a responsible coach on a high note, also thanks to the fact that, whatever happens on Saturday, the result at the helm of a team that has been rescued and started with a serious delay compared to the others, it will have been satisfactory. Yesterday, the technician’s work was the subject of study by the students of the UEFA B course of the Italian Football Coaches Association. A large group of aspiring coaches watched Casertana training from the “Pinto” stand and then met coach Cangelosi in a nice meeting-lesson in the stadium’s press room.
A day, yesterday, veiled by a heavy pall of sadness in Casertana’s house and its enthusiasts. In fact, Nicola Amato, a historic Falchetti fan who has always supported the team at home and away since the 1950s, has passed away. He also had his passion for the Amato club tattooed on his arm and passed it on to his children who are still regular visitors to the stadium and passionate fans today. Casertana also remembered Nicola Amato with a post on its social channels: «he taught us all – wrote the club – the real value of our favorite team».
