May 2, 2024
Alessandro Calanca (photo Daniele Lugli)defender and captain of Carpi, spoke to the press this afternoon before training in the anti-stadium. On Sunday the red and whites have an appointment with history: to beat the Certaldoembroiled in a difficult fight to enter the playouts, would give the boys mister Cristian Serpini the mathematical victory of group D of D Series (The Ravenna is al second place with 63 points-2 from the red and whites) and the consequent promotion to Serie C after an absence of 3 years, due to the sensational corporate economic failure in the summer of 2021 which, until the arrival of the president Claudio Lazzaretti, was leaving Carpi football in the abyss. “It’s a shame not to have obtained promotion already in Imola – said Calanca – in front of many of our fans. During the return by bus there was some regret, but from Monday we reset and started thinking only about Certaldo. Perhaps it was fate that everything was decided at Cabassi. For us it must be an extra stimulus and I hope that many people will come. It will be an important moment for the city and for the club. We are preparing as always. We will have to know how to manage our emotions because the weight of the match can be felt. Since we started the run-up to Ravenna, every match has been a matter of life or death for us. We are having an extraordinary second half and we are close to achieving a dream. I’m happy if Certaldo comes to play here with strong motivations. So we will have to be even more focused and not make the mistake of underestimating him. We analyzed it with the coach and they have a good attacking pair made up of Akammadu and Gozzerini (they scored 15 of Certaldo’s 21 total goals, ed.). Everything will depend on us. I think we need to give a signal right away so we can then put in a great performance. Our recent first half hasn’t been good and we’ve grown at a distance, so we need to enter the pitch more carefree to be able to impose our game. I have already won 2 Excellence championships with Castelvetro and Correggese (2016 and 2019, ed.). This time the stakes are decidedly more prestigious, so the emotions and pressures are different, also considering that there is greater support in Carpi. The matter of the Forlì appeal ended this Monday and I hope it does not take away any further physical and nervous energy from us. As footballers we try to detach ourselves or not think about it, but reading or hearing certain things during the week can bring out a bit of apprehension. Mandelli and Cecotti will do everything to be there against Certaldo. In Carpi we are 25 players and I can say that everyone has made a fundamental contribution. In the end it was seen that the group made the difference”.
(source Santiago Favilla for radio5punto9.it)
