Benevento
(fs) Benevento suddenly finds itself facing an emergency in the defensive department. Certainly not a pleasant situation a few days before the start of the play offs. With Pastina out of action due to the meniscal suture surgery on his knee, Terranova and Capellini also stopped, as we reported yesterday. But if for the former Juve defender the situation appears manageable overall (the MRI revealed an overload of the iliopsoas, or the hip flexor muscle), for the expert former Sassuolo centre-back the situation is more worrying. The instrumental tests revealed a first degree distraction in the calf, the prognosis is not very short and it does not seem easy to predict when the strong defender from Mazara will be able to resume.
Obviously the various situations will be monitored day after day, with the hope of being able to have as many elements as possible already for the first round of the National phase, Tuesday 14 May.
On the other hand, considering Auteri’s game system, it seems obvious that for the three-man defense Berra, Meccariello, almost certainly Capellini and the young Viscardi and Rillo are available for now. Every other element would be an adaptation in the role of both central and support player (thoughts go to Benedetti who has already done it). It is not an idyllic situation for the Giallorossi coach who will have to make a virtue of necessity. It is difficult, even if he has often tried it in matches, for him to change the tactical deployment in the most important matches, more likely that he will cover the midfield more with two full-backs of substance (Simonetti and Improta), two central midfielders with running and temperament ( like Nardi and Talia) and who reinforces the three-quarter line with an element like Pinato, physically strong and capable of both acting between the lines and lending a hand to the central sector. It’s too early to anticipate the moves of a match where you don’t even know the opponent, but the Floridia coach’s guiding ideas are more or less these.
In the photo Biagio Meccariello
