The separation from Roberto Gemmi (and his collaborator Armando Perna) establishes one of the many resets carried out by Eugenio Guarascio in his 13 years of presidency. This time Cosenza will have two different men in command and on different levels. The choice of president is now clear. Despite continuous denials, Beppe Ursino will be the new general manager. Next to him, with the role of sporting director, the arrival of is looming Gennaro Delvecchio. The former midfielder from Barletta is the young profile identified in synergy with the former long-time manager of Crotone to succeed Gemmi.
The two will leave from Cosenza. The former Pythagorean sporting director, a club in which he remained for 27 years, has been out of action since June 2022. Gennaro Delvecchio’s last experience was alongside Sogliano at Verona. A position left a year ago. Previously, the Barletta native led Bari’s youth sector.
The top Silan manager is living hectic hours because in the space of a few days the need to equip Cosenza with a new management system has emerged, something that he himself had deemed indispensable judging by the attitude he had towards the Campania sporting director , but above all the need to untie the Tutino knot remains.
When – very rarely – Via degli Stadi’s number one spoke in recent months, he opened up the possibility of the Neapolitan attacker’s redemption. Phrases, however, are always interpretable and open: «Tutino is doing well in Cosenza» or «We are working on redeeming him». Never a real declaration of intent. Because the number one in via degli Stadi is not used to doing these. His communicative norm always leaves an escape route open. A bit like when asked about Roberto Gemmi, on the day the city seal was awarded to the attacker, he said he “had clear ideas”. In reality, judging by the facts and the lack of contact with the Campania region to resolve the matter under the line of continuity, they predicted the exact opposite.
Yet, a month ago, some enthusiasm had returned at the end of a championship that ended in crescendo. Now, 30 days later, with a few moves and the return to a climate of strong uncertainty, he has managed to lose ground and consensus again. However, he still holds some cards in his hand and in a few days he still has the possibility to mix things up and reverse the situation or generate new doubts around himself.
It might seem like a small detail but it isn’t at all. Because the future of Cosenza will also be played out in these next moves: the choice of the sporting director and the redemption of Tutino. The epilogue of the two events will have effects on the mood of the fans, who will understand through them whether the rossoblù president has the intention of relaunching or returning to stagnate in an indefinite connotation close to struggling survival. The first question is close to the white smoke but will still be the subject of reflection by the fans.
In recent years the climate of mistrust around Guarascio has made Cosenza’s path very complicated. The palpable risk in these hours is that we will go back to experiencing those same situations.
The answers in the next few days, after all, are also eagerly awaited by William Viali and his boys, who have been left orphans of a figure who is most important to them (both the coach and various elements of the squad were wanted in the rossoblù by Gemmi) and who, in all likelihood, will have to give up the leader and driving force on the field of recent months. Because Tutino – more shrewd and direct than the president – has already made his desire for Serie A clear, endorsed in this by the Via degli Stadi club. However, the rossoblù retain the tools to at least guarantee a profit from his sale. As long as you first pay what was agreed with Parma to proceed with his purchase, just under 2.5 million euros.
