“Someone woke us up from the dream. You’re left with a bit of bitterness, but this year we remain calm, without any headaches.” The president of Benevento Oreste Vigorito speak like this to Eight pages after the elimination at the hands of Carrarese in the race for promotion to Serie B: “It wasn’t even easy to get back into football, having regained trust in a world that is not supportive of those who invest is worth a lot. I would like to remind those who followed the presentation press conference with Carli that we said that the time had come to change strategy, seeking above all to valorise the kids in our youth sector. – continues Vigorito – It was a very difficult year, we had to manage 33 players, many wanted to leave, some remained”.
Then there is room for the final balance sheet with an optimistic outlook on the future: “We had two objectives, achieving them both would have been a dream: we have achieved the first, because today young people make Benevento rich and we can start again from them, from those who have integrated and with them we will try to put together a team for the 19th year in a row”.
The president then talks about the fans, praising them and thanking them for what they have done: “I thank them not so much for the incitement but for the sensitivity shown, applauding the losers at the end. On the other hand, this evening the boys lost, but they were not defeated. They gave what they could, perhaps making some mistakes. We had once deluded ourselves that the names on the cards would make us win the championships, but instead it is preferable to create an excellent base by bringing in our young players.”
Finally, a look at the future and the possible permanence of Gaetano Auteri on the bench: “He scored 31 points in the second round and in these play-offs he reached the semi-finals. And we cannot attribute blame or merit to just one person, I believe that few would have managed to put a group back on track that in the end had ever been. We have a program for next year, so we will be the ones to tell Auteri what we want to do. Confirmations must be made when you agree with the programs. We will submit it to him before anything else possible. If there is convergence…”.
