The one between Carpi and Pistoiese could almost be considered a big match between two teams who, at the beginning of the season, together with Ravenna and a few other surprises that were then ignored, seemed to be the contenders for promotion to Serie C.
However, reality has seen the discontinuous red and white team betray expectations and in reality, despite always remaining in the play off area, the Emilian team has never actually been in the fight for the top of the table. The situation in Tuscany is even worse, where corporate difficulties have been added to the difficulties in achieving the initially set results. In fact, due to the latter problems, the initial staff has been completely dismantled and several juniors are currently on the field, to whom have been added some players returning from various loans and other freed athletes, put under contract in the last period.
Today the day is very cold, with just over 500 spectators present at Cabassi of Carpi, with only the grandstand and home corner open, while the rest of the facility is left closed.
Some members of the group Led by Lambrusco, together with other fans find themselves in a bar near the stadium. Some boys from Fano who have been twinned with them for some time keep them company. After spending a few hours together they head with a mini procession towards the stadium. There are just over a hundred of them in the corner but all compact, with a drum playing behind the banners of the various groups: worth mentioning is that of the aforementioned Led by Lambruscothat of Fighters he was born in Forty-oneZeroTwelve. In the center of the curve the patch of Panthers Fano.
The support is a bit mixed, affected by the rather cold day and the result, which saw Carpi succumb for seventy minutes, before managing to overturn the result, not without difficulty, in the final. Of note is the lighting of several torches after the goals of the Emilian team and a nice scarf at the end, with some daredevils even going bare-chested.
Just over 20 fans arrive from Pistoia, scattered in the red and white stands (their assigned sector for the occasion). No banner, no patch, but just someone with a simple orange scarf. For about a month now, the organized groups have no longer followed the team, both at home and away. Through a statement released at the beginning of the year, they explained their position in the face of this chaotic situation.
In the next match Carpi will play away against Lentigione, a team positioned in the play off zone, while Pistoiese will receive Sammaurese at home. But beyond the purely sporting sphere, if the hosts can and must cling to the belief that nothing is over until the championship is over, much more complicated for the oranges, for whom the future remains a big question mark .
Luigi Bisio
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