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Trusting in safe second-hand. Embodied by those who have won many championships on their shoulders and spent recently in Serie D rather than in Eccellenza. It is the spirit of Barletta, who lives the first week of July as the week of announcements that will begin to shape the team to be entrusted to Pasquale De Candia, coach chosen for the restart after the disastrous relegation to the Apulian Premier League and a season that has broken the relationship of trust between the square and the old ownership. The Romano era, now majority shareholder of the red and white corporate package at 60%, is destined to start in the name of purchases. Necessary to demonstrate the desire to be protagonists in Eccellenza and at the same time respond present to the possible readmission to Serie D, an option that the red and white club wants to explore despite knowing that the chances of success are quite limited.
Experience and quality are the guidelines followed by the market area. The assurances, combined with an excellent knowledge of the Eccellenza tournament, are given by Onny Turitto, an attacking winger who after the Canosa stage is ready to start again from the red and white. Vito Lavopa knows the tournament well, already in Barletta both in Eccellenza and D and last year in Molfetta. Experienced defender Giovanni Montrone, born in 1986 and another practically defined comeback, and Alessandro Scialpi, a 32-year-old director who already wore the red and white until four years ago, have seen first-hand both dimensions in his career. For them and for Alex Benvenga, a 33-year-old defender in his last experience at Gallipoli, and Peppe Lopez, a former Molfetta centre-forward, the arrival in the red and white has been practically defined for days but until the official announcement, as we know, no operation is practically concluded .
The weekend then brought back into fashion the negotiations to bring Nicola Strambelli to the red and whites. Interrupted in the middle of last week, the dialogue between the parties has restarted and the Bari-born playmaker born in 1988, who in the meantime has said goodbye to the Andria team on social media after a season with 8 goals and 18 assists between the Serie D championship and the Coppa Italia, is carefully and interestedly evaluating the red and white proposal. News could mature in this sense by Monday evening for him and for Andrea Bottalico, a 26-year-old midfielder who shares his roots with Strambelli in Bari and last season’s experience at Fidelis. He has been on the red and whites’ radar for days and must respond to the proposal that has arrived on his table. Operations have also been started for the full-backs Michele Laraspata, 2001, formerly of Borgorosso Molfetta, Kevin Cassano, 2003 at Virtus Mola in his last experience, and Giuseppe Giannini, a 2005 midfielder in his last year at Corato. Tuesday will be the time to meet Esteban Giambuzzi’s entourage to understand the real possibilities of closing with the 35-year-old Argentine, 8 goals in Andria last year. Chapter confirmations: that of the outside attacker Antonio Caputo is moving away, that of the defender Andrea Lobosco is getting closer. Then they will work on the goalkeeper (the over line seems to be the one chosen) and on the grafting of the under, with the 2006 Belladonna – a true Barlettano – smelling of staying in the red and white. Many names, several expected announcements. If June was the month of study, for Barletta July will have to be the month of thrusts.
