The double ex is divided after three years with the Venetians and the one with the neroverdi. “For Lovisa’s men one point can go, you need trust”
Since October 2020 he has returned home to Brazil. His last team was Pordenone, his great love is the Cittadella. It is inevitable that the match of the Tombolato is the match of Lucas Chiaretti, attacking midfielder from Belo Horizonte, the city where he was born and now lives. To date, at 33, he no longer plays but keeps an open door about it. You never know. Italian football still follows, the cadet category, and has its say on Saturday’s match: «I cheer for the“ Citta ”- he admits – but I hope that on Saturday the neroverdi win the first point in the league. It hurts to see them at the bottom of the table ».
Chiaretti, let’s start from the time of the Friulians. How do you judge it?
«Obviously some choices did not bring the hoped-for results, the president also admitted. It is not easy to change so much, starting with the form. The strength of the grenade is precisely that of touching as little as possible a mechanism that works. I’m sorry, also because with some players, like Stefani and Misuraca, I have a good relationship and I respect both of them deeply. I hope that Mr. Rastelli will help the team to recover ».
In Cittadella you have to start scoring points.
“Undoubtedly, even a draw would be fine. Three defeats in a row leave their mark, take away certainties and you need a positive result to give morale. I am a fan of the Cittadella, I spent three unforgettable years in the grenade, touching the Serie A. However, tomorrow I hope that Pordenone can start again. In front of him he has a great opportunity ».
Gorini’s team has already pocketed six points and has returned to the top of Serie B after having gone close to A once again.
«I’m not surprised, on the contrary, for a long time there has been a very precise mentality and game idea, based on 4-3-1-2. The coach is the ideal successor to Venturato and the general manager Marchetti is a winner, there is little to add. I was close to returning to the grenade this summer, but nothing more was done. I hope that the Cittadella arrives in Serie A, but on Saturday a point may be enough… ».
In Pordenone he played the 2019-2020 championship: he had a great start, so he remained out of the game. What happened?
«The knee injury, accused in the first part of the tournament, put me in difficulty. Once back the group was going strong, while I had to take the field continuously to find the condition. That’s how it went, it was an important season, as newly promoted we were close to Serie A ».
He has been back in Brazil for a year. Do you miss Italy and football?
«I terminated the contract with Pordenone last October. I had other offers, but I didn’t have the right incentives. I wanted to stay in Belo Horizonte near the family. Some of us have passed away due to Covid. Officially I haven’t stopped, I’m considering what to do. I repeat, I would have gladly dressed the Citadel shirt again ».
Last question: could “your” Pordenone do more in the play-off semifinal with Frosinone?
“Maybe yes, because we were physically better than them. But it is now a thing of the past ».
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