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The draws on the fields of Avellino And Benevento and the arrival of a bomber like Adorante have allowed the Juventus Stabia to gain direct promotion a month early at the expense of companies that have spent much more on the market. For the green-and-whites and yellow-reds, the playoffs and the possibility of returning to Serie B through the secondary door. The revelation is undoubtedly the Taranto of Capuano, with an iron defense. They disappoint Crotone And Catania, with the Etna team saving the season thanks to the victory of the Italian cup. Brindisi was also relegated due to corporate problems which resulted in a penalty. Below is the TOP 11 of the 2023/2024 season by TuttoMercatoWeb.com who opts for 4-4-2:
Thiam (Juve Stabia): It’s difficult to establish which was the best save, but what is certain is that no colleague in this group has added as many points to the rankings as he did in Castellammare. The most important match? Certainly the home derby against Benevento, a very heavy victory also the result of an amazing final half hour from the number one from Stabia.
Cancellotti (Avellino): only on one occasion did he remain on the bench, this fact is enough to understand how much Rastelli and Pazienza considered him an integral part of a team that will try to conquer Serie B by also clinging to his performances. In the summer he was presented as an authentic transfer coup and, Sunday after Sunday, he amply repaid the trust of sporting director Perinetti.
Riggio (Taranto): “I didn’t hesitate for a moment when Capuano called me.” This is how he presented himself to fans and journalists on July 13th. Perhaps not even he would have imagined a season of such a high level, which began quietly and ended with the label of irreplaceable. The goal from midfield in Monopoli will remain in everyone’s eyes and minds for life, a mix of technique, courage and healthy madness.
Bellich (Juve Stabia): the defender with a goal-scoring habit, a sort of added attacker who turned any inactive ball into gold. A very pleasant discovery for the entire Serie C championship and one of the pillars around which the club and management will build the team of the future. It has enormous potential, such that it can also be repeated in a higher category.
Mignanelli (Juve Stabia): the double on the Avellino pitch constitutes the most important moment of the season. Maybe his entire career. Two excellent goals in a direct clash that gave the entire environment the awareness of being able to reach Serie B without going through the playoffs. The magical evening of Partenio joins many other Sundays as protagonists
Leone (Juve Stabia): in name and in fact, given that he was among the absolute leaders of Mr. Pagliuca’s training. The Juventus midfielder knew he was playing a lot, in a significant environmental context and in a module based a lot on his characteristics. From the first day he made the difference, a twenty-two year old with the attitude of a leader who touched countless balls per game, supporting both phases with mastery. Chapeau!
Talia (Benevento): in a team made up of many experienced players, it is certainly pleasing that a twenty-one year old was able to carve out such an important space for himself. Maybe he didn’t even think he would reach the milestone of 30 appearances in the regular season. Both with Andreoletti and with Auteri and almost all as starters.
Curcio (Casertana): we have been wondering for some time what this striker is doing in the third series, even in a historically important place like Caserta. Long-distance ballistic solutions can only surprise those who have not followed its extraordinary growth path over time. The trio with Carretta and Montalto is great for the Lega Pro.
Adorante (Juve Stabia): a devastating impact. With the championship and with the reality of Castellammare. As if he had been wearing the yellow and blue shirt all his life. Upon his arrival he found a perfect mechanism, into which he inserted naturally, providing his teammates with that instinct for goal which made the difference in the head-to-head with Benevento for direct promotion. He also scored twice against an iron defense like that of Capuano’s Taranto.
Murano (Picerno): he shares the top of the scoring charts with Patierno, a double satisfaction for a boy who certainly didn’t play for one of the super favorites for direct promotion. The hat-trick at the start of the season on the Turris pitch immediately hinted at a super season, scoring 20 goals at the age of 33 in perhaps the most difficult group of the three is a very precious piece to add to his career.
Patierno (Avellino): some feared that they might have to pay for the move from a quiet square to a particularly warm and demanding one like the green and white one. The striker, however, was able to transform the pressure into an additional stimulus and scored a ton of goals, forming with Gori a tandem of absolute depth for the category. In 2024 he had one of the highest averages among all European professional leagues.
Luca Pagliuca (Juve Stabia): sometimes he went out of line, but the club saw in his attitude a mad desire to write an indelible page of history in a context hungry for football and which wanted to put aside a difficult and almost anonymous two-year period. Nobody indicated his team as the favorite for direct promotion, at the beginning of the championship there was talk of a quiet salvation and the need to enhance the young people. Instead, from September, an unstoppable journey began, without any period of decline and with series victories that allowed it to defeat fierce competition.
