Andrea Pirlo has reached the playoffs and now believes in Serie A: players rediscovered and fans united, so Sampdoria can dream big
There Sampdoria he doesn’t want to stop dreaming. After arriving at the playoffs only there remains A league to conquer, starting from the quarter-finals. Then the semi-finals and the home and away final. Five matches (six with the one in Catanzaro) that separate the Blucerchiati from returning to the top flight after just one year in B series.
Andrea Pirlo he doesn’t hide. She didn’t do it after the victory with the Reggiana and he won’t do it as long as Sampdoria is in the running. His words, in the post-match of the last round, were very clear:
We no longer have to hide, now the goal is A.
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La Gazzetta dello Sport retraced the season of Sampdoria and Andrea Pirlo, who also had the honor of being inducted into the Mexican “Hall of fame”, with a ceremony in Leon on September 3rd. The season began with the handicap of two point penalty, then it continued with the many injuries. And the character of the technician was needed to give the steering wheel in a moment of crisis:
And to avoid a negative spiral – in November the team was third from last – Pirlo’s character was needed to keep the team compact and start a slow but continuous ascent, despite the stops along the way by Ferrari, Vieira, Barreca and then Kasami, De Luca, Esposito, Murru, Borini, Pedrola… -. Pirlo abjured his idea of an offensive trident with Pedrola, Borini and De Luca, first moving to 4-3-2-1 up to today’s 3-4-2-1, the system which, due to the characteristics of the squad, offers the greater guarantees.
Singles have grown as Filip Stankovic, defensive commander, but also the very young one Giovanni Leoni (class of 2006) and then the leaders. Initially Estanis Pedrola, then they came to the fore Sebastiano Esposito, Fabio Boriniin the last period, Manuel De Luca:
Esposito, first of all. And then De Luca, the top scorer of the season who had to deal with some unexpected stops, but scored ten goals, a fifth of the Blucerchiati’s total tally. And that he possesses the innate ability to act as a catalyst for offensive play. And then Borini, for a long time another absence of weight, but essential for his charisma.
There Sampdoria now it can go far. The full squad – just missing Pedrola – is strong and will also have the push of an ever-present and very united fan base. One of the keys to these playoffs.
