Sunday’s draw with Juve Stabia, enough to put the 2023/2024 C Super Cup trophy on the board, put an end to the competitive season and, as reiterated by the club also through the press release published last week, now comes the moment of programmatic choices, which can no longer be postponed. In recent weeks the coaching question has taken center stage, but it is not the only one nor the first on the notebook of Fabio artigianato, whose agenda these days is full of commitments, including meetings with collaborators and calls with America. All this with the aim of establishing the fundamental points for next season. At the top of the list is the budget issue, then the rest cascades down. The cadet championship requires raising the bar as regards organizational efficiency, the organization chart needs to be strengthened, including the medical staff, and then to establish market objectives, in order to set up a competitive squad, it is necessary know what the spending limit is. Returning to the coaching question, on the one hand the ownership expressed its position through the famous press release where it reiterated that “Mister Toscano still has one year left on his contract with Cesena FC and, once the season is over, we will discuss together with the management prepare the 2024/25 season, with the club’s well-being as its sole objective”, on the other hand, in the press conference on the sidelines of the match against Juve Stabia, the Calabrian coach said that his stay is not just a contractual issue , but the coach must be put in a position to carry out his job as best as possible. Words that imply that if we want to continue together there is something to fix, both in terms of strategies on how to build the team, but also in what the contract agreements are. Tomorrow Toscano leaves Cesena for the holidays, today a face-to-face meeting with Arctic is likely to explore mutual intentions, but whether this will be the day that gives a definitive answer to the question of who will sit on the Juventus bench next season is not known. Meanwhile, Moreno Longo, one of the main candidates to replace Toscano in the event of a divorce, seems to have ended up in the sights of Crotone or Cremonese.
The last friendly match is scheduled today before breaking ranks. Bianconeri on stage at the “G. Filippi” in Forlimpopoli (starting at 5.30pm) for what has become the fixed event that closes the season. Entry is free and all proceeds will be donated to needy families in the area. However, Augustus Kargbo’s season does not end, the star of Sunday’s match has been called up by Sierra Leone ahead of the third and fourth day of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Andrea Baraghini
