«We prepared it as if it were a final». The summary of Ancona-Lucchese is in the words of Mr. Boscaglia: a match, that of “Del Conero”, which is worth an entire season, where a success could give a definitive wash away to all the worries linked to a tournament experienced dangerously, oscillating between the safety zone and the play-out zone. The match-point takes shape on the last day, with a Curva Nord exhausted and ready to push the red and whites to that success which would close, this time definitively, the accounts of the season by making them return. «When you play everything in a 90-minute match, there are risks – says Boscaglia – such as too much pressure, anxiety that we absolutely must eliminate, the fact that there could be adverse episodes. But we are getting there very well, from a psychological, physical and technical point of view, knowing that we are facing a team that, precisely because it has nothing to lose, can play with great mental freedom. We must expect a match in which the opponents can put into play what they may not be able to do in other contexts. We have the motivation on our side, which will be much greater than that of Lucchese who is still a strong team.”
On the sidelines of the match, Boscaglia also talks about how the team’s maturation process in recent weeks has led the group to have greater awareness of its capabilities, a decisive factor for the acceleration that was necessary to move up in the standings. «The team has grown above all in conviction and trust – confirms the coach – which is a decisive aspect because the boys know that they have to make the plays compared to what we tried, but knowing that they can also make mistakes, because after the mistake they keep playing anyway and there will be a chance to redeem yourself. When I arrived I told them that I believed in their possibilities: they wanted to play, to dribble, to build, to do the things that normally make players happy on the pitch. I also found a team that was a bit dejected from a mental point of view, but they immediately believed in what they had to do, from the first moment. A team that followed me a lot. I have absolutely positive feelings – concludes the coach of the Doric team – while respecting the opposing team, which I have followed during the year and which has values that we will have to try to limit. Because our salvation passes through this victory.”
