BARI – After the three goals scored in the second leg of the play out against Ternana which earned them salvation, in the next few hours Bari will have to give shape to the re-foundation of the sporting project, while there may not be an official breaking of lines: the athletes have in fact the official appointments of the season have ended. The season that has just ended has marked a strong rift between the sports arena and the club, with strong criticism that has not spared sporting director Ciro Polito (he has a contract until June 2025). The priority will be the identification of a new coach (this season there have been four coaches on the bench) and the formation of a competitive squad.
Many of the protagonists of salvation will leave and investments will be needed to hire top-class players in fundamental roles: among others, the attackers Nasti, Diaw and Puscas, the playmaker Sibilli, the attacking midfielder Aramu, the goalkeeper Brenno were here on loan and will leave. and fullback Kallon.
Meanwhile, the motivational speech given yesterday by Bari captain Valerio Di Cesare to his teammates at the table before the play-out return match against Ternana is all the rage on social media. In the Umbrian match, the defender scored the goal that gave the red and whites the lead at the end of the first half with a spectacular half-overhead kick, his fifth of the season.
“It’s been twenty days that every time I speak I feel like crying, I sound like a child – he said in front of the team -, it’s been a terrible year, we’ve finally reached the last day.” Then the appeal: «Let’s give everything we have, not for me, because it’s my birthday, because maybe it’s the last match, but because it has to be done. We have suffered a lot and tonight we have to give everything. We shouldn’t have any regrets, we just have to think about leaving the pitch in the 95th minute after having given everything we have”, concluded Di Cesare, receiving the appreciation of his teammates. The video, posted on Instagram by the official account of the BancoRosso club, has collected thousands of likes. Di Cesare, who celebrated his 41st birthday yesterday, will decide in the next few days how to continue his relationship with Bari.
