Modena, 27 April 2024 – L’had written the best screenwriter of the international cinematographic panorama, he would never have managed to construct a story of this kind. Whose protagonists, exactly one year ago, were on the other side dreaming of a legendary place in Serie A and now, instead, they have managed to save Modena from three hellish months.
Ninety-two days after the Canaries fans they have savored the taste of success again, now sadly forgotten in the boos and discontent expressed up until about ten days ago inside and outside Braglia. And they did it driven by the fire transmitted by Bisoli, a true volcano at every play contrast, at every action, at every decision of the match director deemed wrong. Walk back and forth through his technical area, the coach got the chance to have the one near the Montagnani curve, as he himself requested the day before. Well, that being so stubborn (in a good way) should have helped us understand that we would see a Modena equally stubborn in closing the accounts of salvation. With the new Corrado in the role of inside midfield (wide in the role of high winger when Modena had possession, narrow when defending) and Magnino diligently covering that of full-back on the right, the Canaries immediately came close to scoring with Palumbo and then thanked Gagno for the reactive intervention on Casiraghi’s right-footed volley. All in a quarter of an hour, then little else.
Sudtirol holds the ball, seems dangerous when he often changes the front of the game from right to left but then gets lost when the ball reaches Merkaj in the last twenty meters. Modena lowers itself as usual but, unlike in the past, it doesn’t give the impression of stretching the units, on the contrary. Defends compact, concedes very little, clearly understands what the coach requires despite sacrificing quality in the restart. The pressing It’s a useful detail. Santoro was the master of this throughout the raceobviously including the moment before the two corners around the 67th minute. The second, kicked by Battistella, is collected by Zaro and the rest is already history. They hit the faces of all the Modena players with their hands at the final whistle, as if they wanted to get rid of a weight that was becoming a mountain. Maybe it already was. In any case, he counted the result. Aesthetics has not found space, probably with the current technical guidance it will struggle to find a place even in the Modena of the future. It matters little, the storm was about to become an earthquake and the right man was needed at the right time. Bisoli was. Salvation is now a reality, barring cataclysms. But, we are certain, the volcano seen on the bench yesterday could still be a shield.
The scoreboard
MODENA 1
SOUTH TYROL 0
MODENA (4-4-2): Gagno; Magnino, Zaro, Pergreffi, Cotali; Palumbo (79′ Oukhadda), Battistella, Santoro, Corrado (62′ Cauz); Strizzolo (46′ Abiuso), Gliozzi (62′ Bozhanaj). Available: Seculin, Vandelli, Di Stefano, Tremolada, Manconi, Mondele, Oliva, Olivieri. All. Bisoli
SOUTH TYROL (3-4-2-1): Poluzzi; Giorgini, Scaglia, Masiello; Molina, Mallamo, Arrigoni, Davi (60′ Cagnano); Tait (74′ Rauti), Casiraghi (74′ Rover); Merkaj (60′ Odogwu). Available: Drago, El Kaouakibi, Vinetot, Kofler, Broh, Peeters, Lonardi, Cisco, Ciervo. All.: Valente.
Referee: Daniele Minelli from Varese
Goals: 68′ Zaro Booked: Davi, Palumbo, Odogwu, Rover, Mallamo, Ciervo Corners: 4 to 4. Added time: 2′ pt, 6′ st Attendance: 8,446, takings of 80,858 euros.
