“Catanzaro, another tough playoff test. Vivarini: ‘Tuscans very similar to us, we want to raise the bar'”, headlines the Southern Gazette.
Giallorossi on stage in the advance match in Pisa against a team in the running to enter the play-off area for Serie A.
There is no match more important than the others. Tonight’s match in Pisa is no less worth than Wednesday’s against Venezia or the subsequent trip to Terni: they all weigh equally because in the same way they can contribute to Catanzaro’s playoff momentum. Indeed, this match in Tuscany already has a very high difficulty coefficient considering that, to the absolute value of the opponent, we must add the definitive forfeits of Ghion and D’Andrea, the partial ones of Miranda and Stoppa (ankle problems for both) and the forties of fever which debilitated Iemmello in the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
Vivarini, as always, rejected the alibis: «For Pisa it is fundamental considering their playoff possibilities, for us they will all be because we want to consolidate and improve our position by becoming aware of having to do well in such complicated situations. As for the absences, D’Andrea and Ghion were proving their value, Miranda and Stoppa we have to manage due to the close encounters, Iemmello had a fever, he worked on finishing and we’ll see tomorrow (today, ed.) what conditions he will be in, but we are ready because the squad is large.”
Gamers. In the debate between resultsists and gamers, both Vivarini and his fellow opponent Aquilani should be placed in the second category. The reality is that the result – obviously – is an obsession for everyone, not just for them, even if compared to many others they seek it through a peculiar, pleasant proposal aimed at dominating possession, without expectations or speculation. It is no coincidence that the Calabrians are first in the tournament for passes and successful passes, the Tuscans second and third respectively: «Pisa is a great team that always tries to play, it is organised, so we have to face it with great attention», underlined the fifty-eight year old from Abruzzo indicating the convergences between the two formations: «They work well, they have principles very similar to ours, they have alternated some attitudes and situations, I appreciate them very much. I can’t get into Aquilani’s head, but we have prepared ourselves for whatever solution they choose.” […].
