The captain of the neroverdi promotes the coach and applauds the club. From the fundamental point against Pisa to the role of former against Reggiana
PORDENONE. It can’t not be his match. Because Reggiana and Pordenone, rivals on Saturday in a match with the scent of play-off-salvation, share the football heart of Mirko Stefani. Five seasons in the grenade, six (with the current one) in neroverde: the captain of the lizards will experience an authentic derby of feelings. «There are two companies – confirms Stefani – that I thank. In Reggio Emilia I left many memories, here in Pordenone I am still chasing a goal that we all want, that the club deserves and that I think we will be able to cut ».
The reference is to that salvation which, ranking in hand, seems ever closer: 9 points ahead of the fourth to last (Cosenza), four rounds from the end. Not to mention that, in the event of a gap of more than 4 points between the fourth from last and the fifth from last (as it is at the moment), the bogey of the play-outs would also be canceled. “With the draw against Pisa – observes the defender – we have laid the foundations to make ourselves safe, but it’s not over”.
If salvation will be, Pordenone will consolidate in a category, the Serie B, which in the first year saw it as a great protagonist: fourth place and play-off semifinal. This time, however, the horizons are different. «We knew – Stefani comments – that repeating ourselves would not be easy. We have overcome many difficulties, Covid in the first place: I believe that we are in line with the objectives of the beginning of the season ».
A troubled year that resulted in the alternation on the bench between Tesser and Domizzi. From a seasoned coach to a rookie, but able to collect 7 points in four games. «As a player – reveals Stefani – the coach gave me the idea of being a leader, a driver, capable of guiding his teammates with serenity. Sensations confirmed also in its new guise ».
The story between Pordenone and Domizzi could only be at the beginning, Stefani’s black-green one celebrated a special anniversary yesterday: two years of the epic match (3-1 at Giana Erminio in a wet and overcrowded Bottecchia) that gave the series B. «The pinnacle of a fantastic year – says Stefani, launched in the professionals by Carlo Ancelotti, his mentor at Milan -. I remember so much cold and an unstoppable joy ».
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