The race stops in the semi-final Benevento. Despite a display of pride and great spirit, the Strega did not go beyond the 2-2 draw with the Carrarese and must abandon dreams of glory. At the end of the second leg semi-final, the president appears in the press room Oreste Vigorito.
COMMENT – “The decision not to let other members speak was due to the fact that we believe it is necessary to keep the players and the coach safe. I have the experience to keep a moment of peace. The first thing I want to do is thank the public, not for the 90 minutes of cheering, but for what these people manage to do in difficult moments. Having underlined a defeat that stings with applause and chants for the team is something that makes me think that we find each other with this city, with these people in important moments, probably because we have the same values. Winning is important, but so is losing with dignity. The difficult thing is not to fall, but to get up and we will do it this time too. Getting back up doesn’t just mean giving the city and the fans the certainty of being registered for the next championship, but carrying forward a project. We had the objective of enhancing our cantera, because the way football evolves, without this objective you are forced to die. We also wanted to win, but we couldn’t. However, having brought several players into the first team in their early twenties, I believe it is a great merit and also a great message given to the fans. Next year our Perlingieri, Viscardi, Talia will not be unknown, but players who have shown that they care about this city and the Giallorossi colours, as well as playing with their heart. There were mistakes, but I would like to remind you that we had to manage a squad of 33 players and I can assure you that it is not easy. We had to mark time. The relegation was already traumatic, then you add the difficulties of the market and those of a championship you were not used to, having reached the semi-finals means having done better than other relegated teams from Serie B. I can now promise that all the years that I will remain in Benevento we will always try to return to Serie B, no one will ever be able to say that we will leave to play anonymous championships. My satisfaction concerns precisely my state of mind despite the defeat. We will still try to get excited and make others emotional”
AUTERI – “I have to give credit to Mr. Auteri who, unlike many of his colleagues, never asked for a renewal and this is already a great merit. I believe that Auteri doesn’t have the contract at the moment but is sitting on a chair: only he can lose it. We have a program for next year, from which we will not decline, whoever the coach is. We will tell Auteri what we want to do; we’ve talked about it in recent days, he has my respect and that of our sporting director. I believe that confirmations should be made when there is agreement on the programs; we will first submit the program to our coach and if there is convergence, we will move forward. Carli and Auteri are two people who talk, get along, sometimes argue, but do what the property desires”
OBJECTIVES – “I believe that next year we will have a very different situation from that of last year, when we came from relegation, from a shattered team, with people who couldn’t wait to escape and this prevented us from building . Most of those who played are owned by Benevento and so we can say that we have laid the foundations and building on solid foundations is certainly easier. If with this premise we reached the semi-final, without making promises for next season, but we can do better, even something more than a decent championship”
ROSA – “This year the youth sector reached the final stages of all the tournaments in which it participated. This tells us that there is a wave behind it that continues to push and perhaps we can find some more surprises next year. From this point of view I am very satisfied. The players who will return? It depends on how they return, certainly not on the contract. We sent some people out to find serenity, we even paid them their salaries: if it’s needed, we’ll send them back out.”
REGRET – “It would have been worse to lose a final. It’s clear that we had the chance to win it directly, it’s an objective that we saw disappear after the defeat against Monopoli, but this is football. The regret is there, he doesn’t hide it. I would have liked to win, I always want to win, but unlike other years the satisfaction of having left nothing by chance prevails. I feel calm. Having regained confidence in a world that is not exactly grateful to those who invest gives me great serenity. This year I lost another 12 million to make Serie C.”
