After four coaches who took turns on the Galletti bench with more or less negative results, the main faults for a season like this, in which the red and whites actually risk sinking into the relegation zone, taking a terrible step backwards on the path that should have led them to play in the top flight, they can be blamed on a stingy transfer market devoid of ideals well defined. In a session in which the valuable pieces of the squad packed up without being properly replaced by players of similar caliber, there were many names of indisputable value linked to Bari who, however, preferred different destinations while maintaining expectations and leading to a high-level season ends.
First of all, it’s impossible not to mention Massimo Coda that, among the voices they saw Master And Gliozzi at the center of the Puglia attack, he seemed to be the closest to switching to the red and white jersey to take his place – alongside the new arrivals Sibyls, Nasti And Diaw – of the departure Cheddira, scorer of seventeen goals last season. The former Genoa striker, who at the end of the transfer soap opera which also saw him linked to Sampdoria, chose the shirt of the Cremoneseis currently at quota fourteen goals in the cadettry, with which he still demonstrates his indisputable weight despite being thirty-five years old.
Another high-sounding name is that of Mattia Valotiwho with the brace scored against Feralpisalò before facing Bari, reached the ten goals in the championship reaching the goals scored by Sibilli in the red and white shirt. Before embracing the Tuscan project, however, everything seemed done for the midfielder born in ’93 and the possibility of him taking the place of the departing Folorunsho – before the disappointing arrivals of Edjouma and of Acampora – seemed to have all it takes to materialize.
Nothing more than a survey that was done for Roberto Pereyra who, before opting to stay in Udine in the top league, seemed destined for a future in Serie B. There was strong interest in him, trying to bring him into the squad on a free transfer, from Bari and Samp, with the latter apparently better equipped but proved equally unable to satisfy the requests of the Argentine who, in black and white despite the poor placing in the standings, counts the beauty of four goals and three assists.
Between Pajac And Falascowith the first one really seeming one step away from the cockerels, and a Frabotta The name of the expert who arrived in Cosenza during the winter transfer market session was extremely disappointing Gianluca Di Chiara, released from Reggina, rang in the ears of the Apulian fans. The full-back, who subsequently decided to occupy the left-handed outfield of the defence Parma moving to Emilia on a free transfer, he got on the scoresheet only one assist in the season, but he has nevertheless earned his place in the team which – at the current state of affairs – dominates the championship standings, demonstrating that unlike a team still not very present Guiebre would have, in all likelihood, stolen the starter’s jersey from the hands of Giacomo Ricci.
If it is true that the possibility of a confirmation of Blessedreturned to Samp who held the card, it seemed like a possibility to be ruled out from the first moment, the negotiation that would have led to it still seemed possible Sebastiano Esposito to wear the Bari shirt once again – despite the subsequent arrival at the same Blucerchiati. After an excellent end to the season, in fact, the fans of the Apulian capital hoped to be able to once again embrace the jewel of the Inter school, which in Genoa he clocked in five times during the nineteen races played.
With similar interventions in the market, in all likelihood, we would now be talking about a season with completely different tones, but unfortunately history is not written with ifs and the players chosen in the transfer market to represent the red and white colors will be asked for a miracle to maintain the category, hoping – for the coming season – that we will be able to build one competitive squad able to reach the highest steps of the ranking.
