Thrilling final for Ascoli who this evening (start at 8.30pm) will try to hold on to the last playout chance after having experienced one of the most difficult football seasons ever. Inside the field and outside. Keeping the remaining hopes of maintaining the category alive will only depend on the victory over Pisa. A positive outcome which, however, will have to combine perfectly with the results that will arrive from other fields. Especially from San Nicola and Garilli (Piacenza) where Bari-Brescia and Feralpisalò-Ternana will be played respectively. In fact, the Woodpecker will only be able to be the master of his own destiny halfway, but already playing his part will be fundamental in the last dramatic 90′ of the regular season. Once again there will be over 8 thousand spectators at the Del Duca. A tangible sign of the great love and passion that the Juventus people have towards the city’s glorious team, beyond all the unpleasant vicissitudes that have occurred. The response of the fans was already important during the meeting on Tuesday evening where the Picchio supporters and all the organized groups discussed everything that has happened recently. A series of worrying events which then inevitably resulted in a very strong dispute against the company and the current ownership led by Pulcinelli. A fracture that has now become irreparable. The Ascoli fans will meet this evening at 7pm near the viale Costantino Rozzi overpass and then march together towards the stadium with the ‘Ascoli pride procession’. In the guest sector, however, there will only be around thirty people arriving from Pisa. A tangible sign that the Tuscan square has already pulled the plug after having secured participation in the next Serie B. In the last few hours, the former Vivarini, now coach of Catanzaro, also reiterated the great value of the Juventus fans. He led Ascoli in Pulcinelli’s first season under the hundred towers and then separated at the end of the season due to the usual disagreements that everyone had with the owner. “I am very fond of Ascoli – declares the coach from Abruzzo -, I said it in my last interview at Del Duca. When I was there I had a fan base that gave everything for the team during that season. I had told Pulcinelli that the squad deserved greater competitiveness with the aim of fighting for the playoffs and going to Serie A. It’s a place that truly deserves a great team.”
Massimiliano Mariotti
