Savona – Fabrizio Monte is the new coach of the City of Savona. The official announcement arrived in the late afternoon after an intense day in which rumors chased each other in an exhausting manner. The company’s line was decided during the summit held on Monday but it took almost 24 hours to reach a final decision.
The names in the balance were that of Luca Calcagno who showed great things in Varazze and Spotorno but who has not coached for several seasons and that of Fabrizio Monte, former Savona player, also recognized by the square and who has always done well where he has coached , not least at the helm of Vadese. It seems that sporting director Alessio Barone was the one to focus decisively on Calcagno’s name socialites have never hidden, according to rumors, that they prefer Monte on the Savona bench. Fabrizio Pongilione, general manager of the Biancoblù, also knew Calcagno well for having shared the fortunes of Varazze, who went from the First Category to Excellence in the space of three seasons albeit with the help of a repechage in the Covid era.
In the morning it was Calcagno himself who pulled himself out of the dispute. «I won’t be the one to coach Savona next season – he comments -. There was contact, I won’t deny it, with the white and blue management but at the moment I have too many commitments to be able to think about returning to the bench. I don’t understand why they continued to insist on my name, I gave the answer to Savona.”
The green light is therefore given to Monte who will have the task of bringing the Città di Savona, which from July 1st will return to being called Savona Fbc, out of the swamp of the First category. Monte arrives in Savona on the strength of the extraordinary comeback achieved with Vadese. Having arrived at the start of the season, the coach from Savona managed to change the skin and physiognomy of the team until reaching the playoff semi-final of group B, won by his new team. Monte will also have the task of bringing enthusiasm back to a disappointed environment that saw the possibility of rising to Promotion slip through the cracks.
