Emiliano Bonazzoli he is one of the double exes of the match between Parma and Lecco. The former striker, protagonist in the ducal club’s last Italian Cup victory, has now embarked on a career as a coach and his first experience was in Lecco this season. In the first leg he was at the helm of the blue-sky team, capable of defeating the Crociati in the match played at Turina, only to be sacked by president Di Nunno in one of the many changes of technical leadership. Bonazzoli spoke to PianetaSerieB.com to present Saturday’s match:
On the first leg: “The Serie B championship is a bit strange, it’s not a given that the first in the table will be able to beat the last. We with Parma were also advantaged by Hernani’s expulsion, playing with one man less for 60-70 minutes is tough. About Parma, I won’t say anything (laughs, ed.), but we’re talking about a project that has been going on for three years, the structure of the team has remained more or less the same, apart from a few additions to fill some gaps. This year he is reaping the rewards. We were in good form, we tried to propose what we did best, to restart, we were good at not giving up after Parma’s first goal, taking advantage of two dead balls and finishing the first half ahead. In the second half we saw a much more attacking Parma despite the numerical inferiority, but we were good and lucky to score the 3-1 goal with Lepore. The opponents’ second goal was born from our naivety, but Parma still gave the idea of being a really strong team because they put us down even with one man less.”
On his experience in the cross jersey: “I would start from the victory of the Italian Cup which is the only trophy, the only Cup that I have won in my career, apart from the championships (with Brescia and Cittadella, ed.). A year and a half with ups and downs because I retired, I went to Hellas, then I came back and we had a championship that wasn’t up to the level of that Parma (10th place finish, ed.). A troubled championship where we changed three coaches, but we still managed to win an important trophy. I played more in the UEFA Cup and the Italian Cup than in the league, also because I had players like Di Vaio and Milosevic in front of me. And then in the last six months under Prandelli’s management I often started from the bench and in January I decided to go and play with more continuity at Reggina.”
On the promotion fight: “I have always seen Parma as a potential winner of the championship and immediately behind Cremonese because the club’s desire to immediately return to Serie A was clear. Palermo lacked continuity of results and balance in defence. Como after the The purchase of Strefezza has made a change, he has made it clear that he wants to win the championship, also because he has the economic possibilities. We are talking about a club that wants to do big things in the future, they have changed a coach who was doing well, replacing him with one. an important name like Fabregas. The championships are not all the same, this year there are many more teams that aspire to reach the play-offs and win, Cremonese, Palermo, Como have very rich owners, they are building a team with players who come down from Serie A and will give us a hard time until the end. Palermo made some important purchases in January, Catanzaro is there but if they play, they are more carefree and serene because they have nothing to lose and this allows them to play. propose Vivarini’s beautiful game. Parma unfortunately has to face a mini-tour de force in the last month.”
