Pescara awaits Pontedera, a draw may be enough to go through – Sport

PESCARA. Tuesday 7 May at 8.30pm the first round of the play-offs at home against Pontedera. At the moment, approximately 2,200 tickets have been sold (only 21 guest tickets). To access the next round the biancazzurri will only need a draw in the 90th minute. In the event of qualification, the Delfino can face Gubbio away (if the Umbrians were to pass the round at home against Rimini) or one of Juventus NG and Arezzo, at home (if Rimini were to win in Gubbio, then going on to challenge the Perugia).

“We are fine, after the match against Ancona we showed that we are there. The path to follow is that of attention and balance. Tomorrow there is a fundamental, decisive match. We prepared it as best we could. Dagasso isn’t here, he’ll be out for a few days. The rest of the team is fine. Aloi? He started with the desire of someone who wants to demonstrate and play. And he knows how to deal with these types of matches. I saw him with the right attitude. Cuppone? He had a little discomfort after Fermo. We managed him and let him catch his breath a bit. Merola also always needs to be managed a little, he has some discomfort but in the race he is always at 100%. Tactically we must try to distort ourselves as little as possible. Otherwise we risk playing the match against Ancona. We must not lose distance and we must not force plays. We must not risk losing balance. They have quality and are good with many good individualities. Then in front of goal we have to be concrete. Franchini and Tunjov? They played a great match in Fermo. Simone did very well, Georgi is growing and has shown a lot that he cares. He has changed his mentality since I’ve been here. And De Marco is also doing well, we can rely on him. I have to talk to Cuppone before the match. And I decide with the staff whether to start it from the beginning or not. Pontedera? We have to give 300% in terms of attention. And we have to work as a team, help each other. They can do well against anyone, they play really well. We have to be good and do like Olbia and Fermo. We made those games easy. Olbia drew after us in Pontedera, Fermana were coming off a great period for them. We were good at making it easy. The defence? I didn’t work on an individual level. Our defenders are good. I worked on the defensive phase, the concept is different. I have never changed the two central defenders, Brosco and Mesik, because they are doing well. They communicate with each other, they talk to each other and I’m very happy. Pierno played as a full-back and did well. I’m interested in there being a common goal which is the team. What am I at stake? What the team plays. I’m not looking for confirmation, we have to do well in the play offs. Game after game. In the end we all benefit. Society, square, team and me. Get to the bottom of it? We know it won’t be easy. But it’s not impossible. The environment? I know the situation and I hope it can be resolved. I’ll just say that our fans can make a difference.”