The paths of Massimo Gadda and Ravenna part ways. The coach’s contract expiring at the end of the month will not be renewed and the Giallorossi club announced this with a note released on Thursday afternoon: “The Ravenna Football Club 1913 communicates that at the end of the current season the professional relationship that linked the club to the coach Massimo Gadda will reach its natural end – we read – bench leading the team was able to shape a group that filled the Benelli stands infecting the square with a rare enthusiasm, demonstrating deep attachment to the shirt and embodying the personality of the coach. We wish Massimo Gadda the best luck for the continuation of a career full of successes and we thank him wholeheartedly for what he brought humanly and professionally to the Giallorossi cause.”
The Giallorossi coach himself confirms the farewell: “A month of silence may be enough, my adventure in Ravenna ends here and it is something that I choose without knowing anything about the intentions of the new club. To those who ask me if I was disappointed, I say no, no because I no longer expect anything from this world and when you don’t expect anything you accept whatever happens. Of course I would have liked to give continuity to the great work done in these two years, but then there are choices and it’s normal who he is free to make them. And the choices must be accepted because it is right. I leave, proud of having brought back an enthusiasm that has not been seen in Ravenna for years. And in Ravenna, which I know well, it is not so obvious Mero and all the fans for the affection and certificates of esteem they gave to my boys and my staff for two years, starting from the beginning, Ravenna in Serie D and I came first both times. I can step aside easily. I should thank many people but I won’t mention names because I might forget someone, I will do it personally. A dear hug to everyone.”
The change of ownership certainly plays a role in the choice: by the end of the month the start of the Cipriani era will be made official, taking over from Brunelli. On the other hand, there are practically zero hopes of repechage in Serie C: at the top of the ranking for readmission are Milan Under 23 (the youth teams have precedence in this ranking), Recanatese and Fiorenzuola (relegated to the amateurs), then in order Siracusa, Ravenna, L’Aquila, Nardò, Grosseto, Desenzano, Romana, Vado and Campodarsego. A fifth place for the Giallorossi which practically guarantees another Serie D championship.
