– Maurizio Ficeli –
Great Pisa, a team that never gives up. As he had demonstrated against Palermo, implementing a winning comeback, he confirmed himself on Friday evening against Catanzaro: down by two goals, which would have killed even an angry bull, he was able to react by scoring two comeback goals first with Stefano Moreo and then with Marius Marin. It wasn’t easy after conceding the Calabrian goal through Pontisso after just two minutes of play. However, the Nerazzurri had come close to scoring on several occasions but were not lucky, just think of the crossbar hit squarely by Bonfanti. In the 62nd minute there was a cold shower, with the Calabrians taking the lead 2-0, on the counterattack, scored by Ambrosino. Everything seemed compromised, but a Pisa full of heart and determination first scored the 1-2 in the 74th minute with Moreo and then in the 81st minute the 2-2 with Marin, sending the Nerazzurri into raptures. A Pisa that fought as ultras and like a wounded lion found the strength to get back up, despite poor refereeing by Mr. Gualtieri of Asti, who allowed the guests to indulge in bad fouls, which would have deserved the red card. Now down with the Cremonese at the “Zini”. Nothing is barred to a Pisa like this.
CRUSH WITH A LOOSE BRIDLE
Well done guys, that’s what the Nerazzurri people want you to do. A team of eleven lions that fight like ultras especially in difficult moments and this time too you have demonstrated it. Chapeau!
NICOLAS – Good performance, despite the two goals conceded. He encourages his teammates and gives them confidence in difficult moments.
BARBERS – He implements a good defensive phase, while he sees little forward, even if he fights and puts in his maximum effort.
CARACCIOLO – A diligent race by the “Commander”, who also tries to push forward.
CANESTRELLI – Some uncertainty at the start of the race, then it comes out great.
BERUATTO – He makes the two passes that allow his teammates to grab the equalizer.
MARIN – Scores the equalizer, making the Nerazzurri fans explode with joy. His performance in midfield was good. DE VITIS (from 82′) – He played little to be able to make a judgement, but I am very happy to have seen an element on the pitch that I respect as a player and as a person and to whom I wish the best.
ESTEVES – Provides a push forward with great determination, even if, at times, he does not find the necessary support from his teammates. TOURÉ (from 79′) – Not judgeable.
ARENA – Among the best in the field. He fights with determination, suffering a few too many fouls, and with his passes he manages to serve really valuable balls for his teammates. TRAMONI MATTEO (from 72′) – Not judgeable.
VALUE – A good race. He fights a lot, coming out, as always, with a sweaty shirt. MLAKAR (from 72′) – Not judgeable.
D’ALESSANDRO – Fight and determination, especially in the first phase of the game, where he creates dangers for his opponents.
BONFANTI – He hits the crossbar which screams goal, as well as making himself treacherous in the opponent’s area. MOREO (from 72′)-His entry onto the pitch was decisive as he scored the goal that reopened the match, kickstarting the Nerazzurri’s comeback. Excellent!
ALL. ALBERTO AQUILANI – He fielded a team full of grit, heart and determination, with the substitutions that were decisive in overcoming the deficit. Well done mister.
A PISAN IN CATANZARO
In the ranks of the Calabrian Giallorossi there is also a Pisano from San Giuliano Terme, Tommaso Biasci, a striker, who however was very little noticed and did not create any particular dangers, being then replaced in the 59th minute by teammate Iemmello. The ex on duty, the midfielder Luca Vernahe didn’t take the field.
PUBLIC – Good participation from the public who filled the steps of the Arena Garibaldi. 8,525 spectators and once again a great Curva Nord which encouraged the team from start to finish, dragging along the other sectors of the stadium and giving a decisive push to the boys on the pitch, especially in the difficult phases of the match. In the Curva Sud there are around 500 Giallorossi fans with whom there is bad blood as they are friends of the Viola, while the Pisans are allies of the Cosenza. There was an exchange of teasing between the two groups, with our team invectives towards Florence, but soon our ultras thought above all about encouraging the team by dominating the Catanzaro fans.
There were many banners displayed by groups from the North. One in memory of Daniele Natali known as “Gege”, who passed away on April 26th 8 years ago: “As Gege said… Camoooon Pisa”.
Another dedicated to the twinning between the Pisa and Viareggio ultras (with the inevitable chants against Lucca).
Finally, the one dedicated to the latest dramatic events in the Middle East.
We conclude with a look at the sector of the steps where the Club Autonomo Nerazzurro wanted to wish one of its members a happy birthday (“Best wishes Kanzio”) and a memory of poor Mattia Giani, the 26-year-old footballer from Castelfiorentino who passed away after an illness on the pitch. All notes of color that give liveliness to the great Nerazzurri fans who deserve the best satisfaction.
Maurizio Ficeli
