Venezia is the third team to move up in the 2024/25 Serie A, after Parma and Como: the lagooners got the better of Cremonese in the two playoff matches and can therefore celebrate their return to the top flight after two years of purgatory.
Exclusively for SPORTITALIA, manager Fabio intervened to have his say on the matter Wolfin the past DS of the Venetians, as well as of TurinSamp, Palermo and Spal.
Did the final between Venezia and Cremonese yield the verdict you expected?
“Yes. Not to be a prophet, but crossing my fingers so as not to bring bad luck, I already said a few months ago that in my opinion Parma and Venezia would go up, because they deserved it in terms of the game especially for what they were expressing and then that between Como and Cremonese the third one would come out. Catanzaro is the other team that in my opinion expressed the best football.”
What are the merits of Mr. Vanoli?
“Vanoli certainly has great merit because he was able to shape this team. Despite his tactical continuity he has always found different clothes, different interpreters, so compliments must be given to him. Just as they should be done to Antonelli. that he was able to strengthen this team, retouch it in the right roles, so certainly: congratulations also to those who built this team”.
The man who is the symbol of this promotion?
“Having to mention just one name, objectively Tessmann. I say “objectively” because in my opinion it is no coincidence that Venezia’s moments of difficulty coincided with his: when he was in the match, Venezia rarely went badly. And even when he was less in the spotlight, he gave solidity, substance and serenity to his teammates. But Vanoli’s great merit was to make everyone feel important.”
With what prospects and ambitions does this club arrive in Serie A?
“Venezia is ambitious, the President is also and this ambition probably led him to make mistakes in the first season of Serie A. I think that this year, with a person like Antonelli nearby, who knows how to build and who knows football , will not repeat the same mistakes and therefore build a less flashy and more concrete team, more suitable to achieve the objectives of a newly promoted team. I hope Niederauer lets Antonelli work.”
What steps will you need to take?
“The first step will be to save yourself, the second to build something, allowing yourself to be fascinated less by foreign names and more by concrete names that can serve Venezia for its own objectives”.
With what prospects do Parma and Como arrive in Serie A? Great things are expected on the market from the second…
“Como has demonstrated, starting from the ownership, up to the management and Fabregas, great concreteness: beyond the great potential that this club has, they are doing things at the right time and in the right way. I am convinced that they will do this also in this first year of Serie A to build something important. Until now they have acted like this and objectively the facts are proving them right. Those who play football like me hope that such far-sighted people can stay in football and continue to work in this way, rather than getting caught up in emotion and the desire to demonstrate something that cannot be achieved. The concreteness and planning of this club give us hope that this club can last over time.”
We have the picture of the next Serie B. Who do you expect more from on the market?
“For the next Serie B there are several new clubs that are also arriving from Serie C. However, I expect that Cremonese, in the wake of what has been done, can further take a small step forward, I then certainly expect an important transfer market from Palermo, because this In my opinion, something was missing in the construction of the staff this year. The Rosanero, also due to their potential, skills and structure, will be able to make a targeted market to be protagonists next year.”
And in A?
“For Conte’s arrival, I expect a high-level market from Napoli, because the coach will certainly be able to indicate the players he wants and start again from a good team, because this year’s negative season must not make us think that the Azzurri squad is not a top-level team. Even without Osimhen.”
