ANCONA Roberto Boscaglia will still be the coach of Ancona. It’s all done now, all that’s missing is the official status. When could it arrive? Probably already between Tuesday and Wednesday, barring unforeseen circumstances. To confirm the rumors, a further piece of evidence emerged between Friday evening and yesterday morning. On Tuesday afternoon, at 5pm, at the headquarters in via Schiavoni, the Sicilian coach (who has just returned to the Marche capital at this time) will meet technicians, collaborators and managers of the youth sector to outline together the guidelines for the 2024-2025 sports season. After his arrival five days from the end, following the dismissal of Gianluca Colavitto, Boscaglia is preparing to continue his adventure in the shadow of the Conero. A crucial addition to restore verve to a team with morale under its heels, fresh from a harsh challenge for the terrible results, achieving direct salvation without going through the playouts.
Agreement and staff
Five promotions in his career (including two from Serie C to B), in the red and white he will have the chance to complete the redemption operation after the unfortunate parentheses in Palermo and Foggia. The new agreement that will be signed will be on a two-year basis, at figures that are absolutely appropriate and important for the Lega Pro. It expires in June 2025 with the option of extension for another twelve months. Bonuses are provided for achieving some objectives. Deputy Antonello Capodicasa will certainly remain together with the Sergeant from Gela. With them the athletic trainer (and trusted man of the club) Alberto Virgili, the goalkeeping trainer Luca Gentili, the coach Pietro Bartocetti and the former professional whistleblower Libero Brignoccoli in charge of the referees.
Tiong’s words
The implicit reconfirmation, however, was already felt a few days ago in the company statement from president Tony Tiong. In the note, the passage «I inform you that in recent days I have had meetings with some sports directors. A manager who will get to work with Mr. Boscaglia” he had shown the company’s address. Even last April 28th, immediately after the salvation achieved on the pitch against Lucchese, the owner had not hidden about it: «Boscaglia is the right one to think about something important». So all that remains is to wait for the announcement. A white smoke awaited by all the fans. For his part, Boscaglia has always tried to enter into the mechanisms of the environment by studying it in depth.
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The importance and centrality of the coach can also be deduced from another detail: the choice of the sporting director. The ideal profile would have been (mandatory conditional) defined the morning before the second leg final of the Primavera 4 playoffs between Catania and Ancona. On that occasion, in Sicily, together with the CEO Roberta Nocelli there was Boscaglia who moved from his Gela for the occasion. We had predicted a two-way race for the role which could be made official soon. So it will be. One of the two candidates – both still under contract – would be Christian Argurio, fresh from experience at Novara under the aegis of expert general manager Pietro Lo Monaco (safety achieved in the playout against Fiorenzuola). Friend of Boscaglia and born in Messina in 1972, a past with Catania and Messina but also in the scouting and youth sector of various clubs such as Juventus, Udinese, Bari and Hajduk Spalato. The other is an expert name for the category, fresh from a very positive year with Pontedera. This is Moreno Zocchi (already sought by Ancona in the summer of 2015, under the presidency of Andrea Marinelli), 54 years old from Busto Arstizio, who grew up in the Juventus cantera. A long curriculum between Imolese, Vicenza, Cremonese, Spezia, Pavia, Perugia and Legnano. An expert for Serie C. In the next few days we will understand which of the two will come out on top. Finally.
