Today’s edition of “Il Corriere dello Sport” focuses on the day’s negotiations in Serie B.
One era ends and another begins. Official: Ciro Polito is the new sporting director of Catanzaro. «Football is made up of cycles – states the manager – what Catanzaro has done in recent seasons is incredible, but now it is right to re-found with the desire to live up to the club’s ambitions. After the extraordinary results obtained in the three years in Bari, among which I include a very difficult survival, I will make my skills available to Catanzaro. What convinced me was the direct call from the president Floriano Noto, in a scenario dominated by investment funds, one of the few properties involved in management. His choice filled me with pride.” This is how Ciro Polito introduced himself, with a two-year contract and an option for the 3rd season. Yesterday afternoon, after a conversation with the president, he began to be part of a project that will now be up to him to nurture, starting with the technician. Among the options is that of Alberto Aquilani who has just left Pisa. While Vivarini is ready for Frosinone after having been contacted for a long time by Salernitana who yesterday signed Andrea Sottil for the next two years.
COSENZA TO ALVINI. Massimiliano Alvini, however, is the new coach of Cosenza. “For his professional and human qualities”, reads the company note which arrived late in the evening. Alvini has signed until 30 June 2026. Born in Fucecchio in 1970, in 2015 he led Pistoiese in Serie C, then Albinoleffe and Reggiana. With the Emilians he won Serie B in 2019-20. He then coached Perugia, then in 2022-23 Cremonese in Serie A and in the last tournament he was at Spezia for 15 days (sacked in November).
PISA: VAIRA AND INZAGHI. Davide Vaira and Pippo Inzaghi together at Pisa for the next two years. We will have to wait until early July for the announcement of the new sporting director and coach, but they would already be operational. The first task is to thin out the squad. Pisa aims to strengthen its staff to return to the top. The redemptions of Lucca (Udinese), Sibilli (Bari), Barbieri (Juventus), Nagy (Spezia) and Cohen (Maccabi) will allow the company to collect a sum to act with more freedom on the market in search of young but experienced players. The future of Marin, Mlakar and Rus, protagonists at the European Championships with Romania and Slovenia, needs to be evaluated. Negotiations with Fiorentina for the right back Nicolò Pierozzi (22) that Inzaghi had at Reggina and Salernitana have been confirmed. Interests for Matteo Brunori (29) from Palermo, Gianluca Lapadula (34) and Nicolas Viola (34) from Cagliari and Zan Majer (31) from Cremonese must be verified. HERE IS MIGNANI AGAIN. Meanwhile, another bench finds a starter: that of Cesena after the divorce from Toscano. Michele Mignani (51) former coach of Modena, Bari and Palermo, will lead the Romagna team.
