Today’s editorial inevitably opens with praise for Carrarese who, overturning all predictions, manages to conquer Serie B almost 80 years after their last appearance through a very high level playoff journey. Benevento and Vicenza, on paper, seemed to be the super favourites, but instead the Tuscans deployed defensive organisation, cynicism, competitive determination and excellent physical condition, prevailing with merit and without suffering anything in the double match against the red and whites. Well done Mr. Calabro, a coach who has come back from mixed experiences and who, thanks to this feat, can definitively take flight towards great football. He deserved the two-year renewal, even more so because it was absolutely not easy to make an impact in this way as a replacement. Among the positive notes is also the sporting attitude of the players and the two groups of fans. Nice to see the Carrarese members embracing and consoling their Vicenza colleagues, equally nice was the gesture of the home ultras who, for a moment, put aside the celebrations by going under the sector occupied by the guests for an applause full of heart and sportsmanship. Gestures that would have deserved the front pages of national newspapers, those that evidently make nine-column headlines only when episodes of violence occur. We also want to make a special mention to Ferrari, a striker who has led the Venetians for two years, confirming himself as a striker of absolute caliber for the category. He wasn’t in top physical condition, yet he gritted his teeth and was fully available. He suffered a serious cruciate injury that will keep him sidelined until the end of the year, but in a football that is often selfish and in which the god of money prevails, here is an example of attachment to the shirt and sense of belonging. Chapeau! Another curiosity: just as happened in Castellammare with Adorante, a striker who arrived in the January transfer market was also decisive in Carrara. Finotto was the decisive man, his header knocked down the Vicenza wall (without Golemic) giving the public a dream awaited for decades. Confirmation of what we have always said: the winter session must be one of adjustments and not of revolutions, it is in the summer that the teams that will face the championship must be trained. Vicenza, however, is already a candidate to be the undisputed protagonist of the next Lega Pro tournament: having redeemed Cuomo from Sudtirol is an unmistakable sign of ambition and planning, the feeling is that it is only a matter of time for the return among the cadets . From a future perspective, in Campania we continue on the path of continuity. Having gotten over the disappointment of being eliminated in the semi-final, Benevento decides to start again with Auteri. In Avellino, however, there is still trust in the Perinetti-Pazienza tandem: two important places and two squads that just need a few tweaks to aim for Serie B without going through the play-offs. In Potenza, however, the De Vito era begins, a long-time manager who, however, will have to redeem his recent failed experiences at the helm of Avellino and Arezzo. In Taranto, white smoke is expected for the continuation of the working relationship with Capuano. Meanwhile, the trainer from Pescopagano collected the “Apadula” award in Capaccio-Paestum, a well-deserved recognition after his extraordinary ride leading the rossoblu. With enormous regret for that penalty which changed the fortunes of the Apulians a lot. It would be a shame to break an almost perfect toy by reducing ambitions, you can’t always aim for the top by spending less than others and Taranto deserves concrete investments. Andreoletti starts again from Padua, someone who has shown himself to be good with Pro Sesto and who, in Benevento, had inherited a situation that was however not easy. Having archived the brief and unhappy Oddo period after the hasty dismissal of Torrente, the biancoscudata club has identified him as the man of rebirth to whom they can entrust a project based on young people and on 2-3 pieces of category and experience. Finally, a parenthesis on the referees. The Roman Perri, who authoritatively directed the final, is now certain of Serie B as is Arena di Torre del Greco. The young Lovison, however, drops to the second tier after the mistakes made in Benevento. For the fourth year in a row the certainty will be represented by the designator Ciampi, whose work is bearing the desired fruits.
