After the goalkeepers, it’s the turn of the defenders. Here are the ratings:
DEFENDERS
Enrici, 6.5: always lined up in the first six matches, then from mid-October to early February he climbed the hierarchy, going to the bench without ever coming on eleven times. From the trip to Cerignola onwards he finds continuity, grows to the point of convincing and showing his defensive qualities.
Miceli, 7: he was purchased in the winter session as Antonini’s heir, a difficult task but not for someone with his experience and personality. Defensive bulwark, he immediately takes charge of the rossoblù defense, with him the arms also grow and he also manages to eliminate a series of opponents who were complicated on paper, suffering only against Ferrari of Vicenza.
Luciani, 7.5: real joker. Playing as a winger or as a taller winger makes no difference to him. Ductility and continuity are his strong points, never a big mistake, always attentive and honoring the cause. Half a point more for the ability to adapt to multiple roles.
Riggio, 6: it’s true, the goal in Monopoli is of rare beauty as well as very heavy. But the former Catanzaro among the members of the defensive battery is the one who is sometimes least convincing.
Antonini, 7: half a season is enough to give such a rating to the Brazilian centre-back who, in addition to confirming and improving his defensive skills, acquires the status of defender-goal scorer. Four goals up until January, it could have even been five without the missed penalty against Latina.
De Santis, 5: wears the red and blue jersey until January. Negative performance, even little employed. Then he moves on to Fermana.
Heinz, 5.5: the start seems to be promising. In the first seven matchdays he plays four times for 90 minutes, then disappears from the radar until he bids farewell to the Ionian city in the winter transfer window.
Travaglini, sv.: arrives on loan from Cagliari, spent only 19 minutes.
