Six weeks have passed since the end of the Serie C championship, when Di Carlo’s team prevailed on the Olbia pitch, closing the tournament and therefore their season in eleventh position. Saved but out of the playoffs. A month and a half during which very little happened at Spal, other than the referral which will lead to a penalty next season and registration in the Serie C championship.
Frankly, we didn’t expect to arrive at June 10th without a director of the technical area and consequently without a coach. Okay, Mister Di Carlo is ready to sign for another season but without the sporting director’s announcement the coach is destined to remain on stand-by. Signing up for the championship averted the worst, after all what is happening at Ancona is there for all to see. But concern continues to be the prevailing feeling among Spal fans, who have been waiting for weeks for a change of pace that never arrives. Without sporting director or coach and with a president who is almost always busy in the United States, the general manager is in charge of operations. It’s a shame that the club from via Copparo seriously risks losing Corrado Di Taranto too, who has been in Cesena’s sights for a few weeks. A situation of great uncertainty, which must absolutely be remedied as soon as possible. Joe Tacopina is expected in the city between Saturday and Sunday, but we sincerely hope that something will be unlocked a few days before.
According to the latest rumors, in the middle of the week – approximately Wednesday – Spal could finally make the director of the technical area official. In this case Alex Casella, who should free himself from Pro Vercelli and become the new white-blue transfer man. In the meantime, a team from group B – that of Spal – wins the playoffs, finishing in the second round together with Mantua, Cesena and Juve Stabia. This is Carrarese, which returns to Serie B after 76 years.
The hero of the second leg final is Mattia Finotto, who sends the Apuans to heaven with a goal at the dawn of the match which effectively decides the match. An enormous satisfaction for the striker from Treviso who won the long-distance duel with the former Vicenza shoulder players (Mister Vecchi, Filippo Costa and Federico Proia), closing in style an extraordinary journey with the Carrarese shirt with nine goals in 21 games, many of which are decisive.
Stefano Manfredini
