“Palermo is in starting position,” read the newspaper headlines. Sicilian newspaper.
Technical flight tests. Today in Piacenza, where Feralpisalo plays its home matches, Palermo has a clear mission: to confirm that a new course has indeed begun with the January transfer window, with new players and a different awareness of their capabilities. He must confirm this to himself, to the more than two thousand fans who will fill the Garilli stadium, probably outnumbering the opponent’s fans, but also to all the Rosanero people. Who is looking forward to the next doubles match against Como and Cremonese to see if direct promotion to Serie A is more than a dream.
A mission that requires strong nerves and clarity to face an easy opponent, only if you look at the ratings, but which leads to this match against a strong squad that requires attention and humility. It would be a mistake to trust the memories of the first match, when the Brescia team defeated Barbera: today Feralpisalo is a different team, as if it started a new championship on December 16th. Since the day they beat Cremonese, Zaffaroni’s side (who replaced Vecchi in October) have collected fourteen points from seven games, one less than Cremonese, who had done best in the same period, and one more than Palermo and Parma.
And they came back from a nine-man draw at Reggio Emilia after a generous and brave comeback. If last week on the eve of the match with Bari we saw signs of an easy match due to the terrible state of health of the opponents, today I would like to say that to win in Piacenza we will need the best Palermo. A Palermo that knows how to attack, as it did initially in Catanzaro, without giving room for speed to a team that, in the last seven matches, confirming its condition, has scored seventeen goals. Focusing on the compactness of the group and the unpredictability of Mattia Felici, a young man perhaps underrated by Palermo who makes a difference with his acceleration on the left flank. The absence of Butic up front and Fiordilino in midfield due to suspension takes something away from Zaffaroni’s team, but the main obstacle today will be the morale of the Brescians, who are desperately fighting to stay in Serie B after a disastrous start.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
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