The province clings to Milazzo to close in glory an overall positive year for the Messina team, with Monforte still involved tomorrow from 4pm in Piana Degli Albanesi against Santa Venerina in the final of the Sicilian Cup which only awards the trophy given that both are already on promotion. Returning to Milazzo, he won the playoff semi-final of Eccellenza with Jonica, extending his useful series of consecutive results to 19. The coach Antonio Venuto is satisfied and is already looking to the final against Modica, to be faced with the disadvantage of the field factor and the obligation of victory within 120′, considered the best ranking of the Ragusans. Followed by around a hundred rossoblù fans. “This Milazzo is a tough team that will never give up. After two games in the second half of the season, no one believed in the playoffs: I said that the standings had to be looked at at the end and I was right. We are ready to go to Modica and play this match on equal terms, without speculating on the result. If we pass we will have been the best, otherwise we will congratulate our opponents. I want to thank the club that accompanied us on this journey which we hope will continue, they did not miss anything so that the team always trained with great serenity. There is a cohesive group, with great values: this is making the difference more than the technical aspect. The team identifies with the passion of the Milazzo fans, who I thank for having packed the stands. It will be a complicated week, but victories always help. We will think about this final with the awareness of being Milazzo, which always tries to be the protagonist and never appears.”
Tomorrow at 4pm at the “Vincenzo Barone” stadium, a match that offers the possibility of competing for promotion through the play-offs in the national phase and which is worth an entire season, entrusted to Roberto De Paolis from Cassino, with assistants Valeria Spizuoco from Cagliari and Giuseppe Chiarillo from Moliterno (PZ).
Ragusani and Mamertini arrive at this appointment after a long wait, due to Paternò’s participation and victory in the Italian Cup final, which thus celebrated their arrival in Serie D and, from second in the standings, gave way to Jonica. In last weekend’s semi-final the Giallorossi were eliminated by Milazzo, who thus gained access to the final against Modica who, instead, from third and with a gap of +13 on sixth place Gela, missed the first round.
Mr. Settineri’s Ragusani, by virtue of their best position in the standings in the regular season, will have two results available and will go through even in the event of a draw after 120 minutes. Mr. Venuto’s Mamertines, however, are forced to win to continue their adventure towards the fourth series.
The winner will face Aurora Alto Casertano, a Molise team that finished the season in second place and, with 19 points in third place, avoided the play-offs. The first leg is scheduled for Sunday 2 June away. Subsequently, a further round is scheduled against the winner of the match between Pompei-Pro Favara.
In the championship it was the inaugural match for the two teams: in the first leg the Ragusans won 1-0 with a goal from Agodirin, while the return match at the “Salmeri” ended in a 0-0 draw.
