MESSINA – Several weeks of silence in Messina until Giacomo Modica himself announced that he would still be the coach of the white and blues. The sports director was not even mentioned, only the transfer of Domenico Roma from Messina to Foggia was registered after the fact. So the Peloritan club will start the summer market tomorrow without having a sports director who, in all other clubs, has this specific task.
It’s a shame not only not to have him yet but not to have had him operational in the last few weeks because several clubs are already building the squad and Messina instead is at a standstill. It has often been said about the five registered players Still bound to Messina for next year (Manetta, Salvo, Frisenna, Franco, Emmausso), but Messina could have tried to renew some loans or perhaps talk, having precedence over the other clubs, with those who were owned until this evening to convince them to stay on the banks of the Strait.
I footballers on loanwho will then return to their respective companies, were: Edoardo Piana, Samuele Zona, Francesco Scafetta, Pierluca Luciani, Marco Zunno, Sabino Signorile, Marco Rosafio, Daniel Dumbravanu. It would be a dream to see Zunno back in Messina but Cremonese after the explosion with mister Modica will hold on to him, instead they could try to convince Spal for Rosafio and Dumbravanu, two who would have little space in group B of Serie C and who would be very useful to the cause. For Rosafio then surely staying in Messina with a coach he knows is probably still the first option.
Finally coming to the expiring footballersthose who could have been extended at least for another year and instead from tomorrow will be free to sign with other teams, there are: Damiano Lia, Federico Pacciardi, Marco Firenze, Francesco Giunta, Vincenzo Plescia, Nino Ragusa, Marco Civilleri, Lino Ortisi, Vincenzo Polito, Ermanno Fumagalli. Also in this case several elements would be useful to the team and in particular Damiano Lia and Lino Ortisi above all would be the favorites of mister Modica. But at the same time the Messina native Ciccio Giunta would more than willingly wear the white and blue jersey also next season.
We will see from tomorrow how many have already signed with a new team and we will see if Messina will announce a sporting director who can take care of the transfer market, starting to work as often happens in this late club.
Featured image by Francesco Saya,
from the Facebook page of ACR Messina
