At Pordenone only pride remains: “We need real men in Cosenza”

The coach Tedino, struggling with nine absences, asks his team to honor the shirt. In 4-3-3 Zammarini will be adapted as a full-back, in front of Butic as a central striker

PORDENONE. The field has already given its bitter verdict: Pordenone will have to restart from Serie C next season. The club, and not only, is already thinking about the future, but first we need to close this championship.

Today the neroverdi face the third to last stage of the Serie B trip by challenging Cosenza at the San Vito-Marulla stadium. The Calabrians are fighting to play the play-outs and on paper the challenge with them could represent one of the last chances for the Friulians to play in order to reach the play-offs. It didn’t happen that way. Mister Tedino’s group is now fighting to save their honor and close their parenthesis in the category with their heads held high.

«We all would have liked this match to offer us 3 key points for the run-up to the play-outs, unfortunately this is not the case – admitted the Pordenone coach -. Everyone is deeply saddened by the early verdict, matured with the internal knockout against Benevento.

Despite this and the absences, which also on this occasion will be numerous, Cosenza – which will be driven by a very warm environment – must be faced with the utmost concentration, dignity, heart and an always combative spirit. Spirit and performance by men with a capital “U” ».

The coach of the green lizards aims to stimulate the pride of his team, also remembering that in Calabria there will be a lack of many players. Nine are the elements forced to forfeit: stand out those of three potential owners such as Andreoni, Barison and El Kaouakibi, in fact part of the defense.

The Pordenone who will face Cosenza will be deployed with the 4-3-3: Perisan will return to the posts, available again after four rounds. The central couple will be formed by Bassoli and Dalle Mura, while Zammarini (choice made out of necessity) and Perri will act on the outside.

The director will be Torrasi, most likely flanked by Gavazzi and Lovisa. In front, Butic will play the role of central striker and will be joined by Cambiaghi and Candellone. Among those called up is captain Stefani.

On the other hand, the rossoblùs will also take the field with a 4-3-3, with Michele Camporese in the heart of the back ward, illustrious former player but still owned by Pordenone and who will return to De Marchi from the loan in June.

Last season the match between the Friulians and the Calabrians had delivered the salvation in Serie B to the neroverdi and sentenced Cosenza to C (later rescued): in Lignano it ended 2-0 thanks to a goal by Butic and an own goal in the final by Crecco. Now the story is different and the neroverdi just have to accept it.