‘A smile can only do good’. It is the ingredient with which Roberto Stellone seasoned the week in Viscina, after the misadventures in Vercelli and in the imminence of Juventus. ‘Fundamental match for our ranking – says the red and white coach – after which there will be two for life’. I smiled, because we need to keep our spirits high, and to lighten a little the weight of the tension and responsibility that the kids feel. And you have to understand them: in this championship they have only been able to loosen it up a few times.’ In the conference, the coach returned to the performance against Sestri: ‘We made 4-5 errors, in position and marking, and we paid for them with 3 goals. In general, we lost more duels. Above all, we shouldn’t have lost our minds with the first expulsion. It’s sad, because our victory could have changed many things. But let’s not feel sorry for ourselves. We can still improve our position, beating Juventus, in case Recanatese don’t win in Chiavari’. Cards, maximum attention. Peixoto and Mattioli will serve their suspension today; the banned Nicastro, Da Pozzo and Nina will have to use caution, because a warning means missing the first leg of the playouts. Also for this reason the center forward will start from the bench, while the other two will replace the suspended players. Obi will instead be on precautionary rest: ‘Joel would have liked to play – says the coach – but I want him to be one hundred percent recovered for the playouts’. Ceccacci won’t be there either, having sprained his ankle in training: he too will be available for the play-off matches. Tonucci’s recovery, however, is more difficult. How to beat Juventus? ‘We face a young, strong, upright, carefree team, who averaged 2 points per game in the return leg (after the 1-1 draw in the first leg for the Bianconeri, 10 wins, 5 draws and only 3 defeats, against Cesena, Carrarese and Perugia, ed.)’. The last of the regular season is the first ever at Benelli against Juve, in which the former Stramaccioni appears. It is the second against Vis for referee Canci (4th year), who directs the last match at home after having directed the first (Vis-Olbia 0-1 in Recanati).
So on the pitch (8pm).
Vis Pesaro (3-4-1-2): Neri F.; Rossoni, Zagnoni, Neri GM; Da Pozzo, Di Paola, Rossetti, Nina; Pucciarelli; Karlsson, Molina. All. Stellone. Available Mariani, Polverino, Pecile, Loru, Foresta, Mamona, Valdifiori, Nicastro, Iervolino, Giorgini, Gulli.
Juventus NG (3-4-2-1): Daffara; Savona, Muharemovic, Pedro Felipe (Stramaccioni); Comenencia, Damiani, Hasa, Rouhi; Nonge, Sekulov; Cerri (Anghelé). All. Brambilla. Available Garofani, Scaglia, Bassino, Mulazzi, Moretti, Palumbo, Salifou, Mbangula, Perotti.
Referee: Canci di Carrara.
