The rossozzurri’s journey to the playoffs begins. Direction Caravaggio. The reference does not go to the historic painter of great international fame who died in 1610. But who knows, perhaps in Caravaggio, a municipality of 16 thousand inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, the brushstrokes of Cicerelli and his companions will immediately direct the match in favor of Catania, before the match return of the first national round of the playoffs. The important thing is that they are not the brushstrokes of a novice painter. Why the Etna team all too often disappointed expectations during the season, especially away and even more so in the second part of the championship.
The group appears calm and motivated. It is evident from the words of Zammarini, Castellini and Furlan pronounced in the Fiuggi retreat, at the end of the finishing touches that preceded the departure for Lombardy. But it is important that the pitch does the talking, demonstrating that behind Catania’s vaunted desire to perform well on the outskirts of Bergamo there is truly a united and compact group, ready to fight in the first 90 minutes of the match. Zeoli underlined the importance of the withdrawal in this sense. In recent days he has released the list of call-ups, including those who are not currently available. See Silvestri (out of the list), Sturaro (unfortunately it’s nothing new) and Marsura (still a suspension to serve for the former Venezia).
Tello and Ndjo, however, have put fuel in their legs in recent weeks and we will see how important the work carried out with scrupulous attention by the prof will have been for both of them. Petralia, especially the Colombian who hasn’t played an official match for over two months (Catania 1-1 Monterosi Tuscia on March 3). The feeling is that the lineup to oppose Atalanta Under 23 will not differ too much from the one initially lined up against Benevento in the championship, or will even be identical. Therefore a basic 3-5-2 (four and/or five-man defense in certain phases of the match).
Furlan would defend the posts; Monaco, Quaini and Celli in the back trio with Castellini wide on the left or in the center of defense; Zammarini, Welbeck (the Ghanaian is not in 100% physical condition, possibly room for Kontek) and Cicerelli in midfield with Bouah on the right lane; Di Carmine and Cianci could make up the rossozzurri’s attacking duo. Pay attention, however, to options like Costantino, Chiricò and Chiarella, or Ndoj himself or Tello in the middle of the pitch. Kick-off at 8.30pm, match refereed by Mr. Mastrodomenico of the Matera sectionvisible exclusively on TV for the rossozzurri fanswho was banned from entering the “Comunale” stadium for security reasons.
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