«Alessio has a great desire for redemption and is ready to return to Avellino. Anything but warmed-up soup! Marco Capperellacoach of Fiorentina Under 17, knows the game like few others Alessio Tribuzzi: his nephew. Always he is the first fan of the former black and green winger, who is close to returning to Irpinia to pick up where he left off: the overflowing 2018/2019 season. When he exploded in Serie D with the Wolves, dragging them back to professionalism.
Capparella, would your Alessio once again be the right man in the right place?
«Absolutely yes. Pazienza’s game would enhance him as well as having two very strong references in attack: Patierno and Gori. Alessio is an important playerstrong, no longer needs any introduction. His ability in one-on-one situations, his assists and his goals make him a player that every coach would like. In a well-established group like Avellino, his ability to create numerical superiority, to make important plays with flair, strength, legs and dribbling, can become devastating».
Tribuzzi and a new adventure with Avellino: how did he talk to you about it?
«It’s loaded. I can not wait. Avellino was his first love in football, it remained with him with the emotions he felt when he won his first major championship. With all due respect for the other clubs where he played, not least Crotone, where he was very happy, Avellino is another story. In Avellino, Alessio learned what it means to feel like a footballer.”
Yet there are those who say: those who return disappoint in the end. What do you think?
“That it’s not written anywhere. On the contrary. If you know the reality where you return you can have greater and more immediate security, which translates into that pinch of cheekiness to risk the play. Alessio gives if he feels loved, as he was and can still be in Avellino. The more you love him, the more he gives you».
In short, a bit like you as a player?
«We dribblers are made like that. We get excited when we feel that the fans are getting fired up by our plays. You don’t know how many teammates told me: “Kappa, let me win this game”. And then, something special happened in me, like what happened to Alessio in the season that culminated with the promotion to Serie C with Avellino. The people were with him and he fought for them striving to be decisive.”
He knows Group C of Serie C very well: will it really be a B2?
«It will be the usual round of highlights. I expect balance, then the time will come to make the decisive breakthrough in some direct clash. In addition to technique and tactics it’s a group in which the emotional factor weighs. Avellino must be aware that it is a strong team, that has an important, ambitious and demanding club behind it, but that as a player it can take you to great goals. The rest will be done by a a pinch of luck».
Is the path of continuity the right one?
«I’ll just say that I’m one of the witnesses of Napoli’s championship victory after the defeat in the playoff final with Avellino. I was looking forward to Laurenceconfirmed the vast majority of the squad, despite not having achieved the objective. We won the championship by a landslidewe went in Serie B and immediately after in Serie A. After three seasons, Napoli even returned to Europe.”
With Michele Pazienza in midfield: remember?
«Of course. Michele was mine teammate from January to September 2008. A very good boy, whom I respect and appreciate. He has had a very important career demonstrating that willpower can be more important than anything. Now, as a technician, he updates himself, he stays on top of things, he wants to do things and get there. I am convinced that he will become a great coach in the Italian football scene.”
