Two weeks ago, narrowly losing in Venice Cremonese the opportunity to get back on the elevator and return to Serie A failed. And with it the new venture was missed by Massimo Taila thoroughbred bomber in the cadetship and also a man-promotion. By winning the playoffs, the grey-red number 90 would have achieved a sensational trio of category jumps in a row, after those achieved with Lecce and Genoa.
Nothing to be done this time, yet it certainly cannot be said that the contribution to the cause was lacking. Far from it, in light of the 16 goals in the league plus one in the play-offs. A score that perhaps doesn’t repeat the sensational ones at Via del Mare, but which despite his advancing age sees an improvement on what he did the year before with the rossoblù, when he stopped at 10.
But Hispanico wasn’t the only great former Lecce player to have played at Zini this year. After saying goodbye to Salento on a free transfer last June, Alessandro Thuja he had accepted the Tigrotti court. However, the shot was still in the works, because he only took to the field 4 times due to a series of injuries that effectively put him out of action for the entire second half of the season. The Slovenian fared better Mayer, who arrived in Cremona after the bankruptcy of Reggina. For him 19 tokens and a well-dressed alternative role in midfield.
