The Arzachena coach: «Mazzarri’s team will be saved. The Sassari are strong but Sunday … “
SASSARI. “If I’m in Arzachena I have to thank Antonio Cassano”. Marco Nappi says it right away, telling how things went last summer. «We met Antonio in Genoa, we played padel together. He is a friend of President Felugo, a former water polo player. He heard they were looking for a manager profile for Arzachena and suggested my name. I had just returned from my experience in China, we spoke and understood immediately with the management. I’m happy to be here, in a company that has a good project ».
Nappi has a past as an important footballer. He wore, among others, the jerseys of Genoa, Fiorentina, Udinese and Atalanta. In the matches against Cagliari he has often given the rossoblù displeasure. «I’ve never scored in Sardinia, but it’s a team that brought me luck. I remember a double scored against Udinese in a 4-4 Italian Cup match. Another brace when I was playing in Florence and a goal against Genoa, in half scissors, on the day of the club’s centenary ». Cagliari which is now experiencing a moment of great difficulty. «Football is beautiful precisely because you never know what’s going on. The Sardinians have lost games by episodes, sometimes negative situations follow one another from which it is difficult to come out. I know very well that names matter little, but the Cagliari team is certainly not the last place. Mazzarri is good and has experience. He’ll be able to put things right. “
The ranking is worrying. Nappi played for the top positions but also for salvation. «When you have to make a result – he explains -, the tension grows, you play less calm and this leads you to make the mistake. I think that Cagliari in some matches has taken the result for granted and has had some drops in attention, then paid dearly. I have lived through similar situations, you just have to think about doing your duty and fighting. If you do, the results will come. There is the worry of scoring points but getting discouraged or frenzied is the worst thing to do ». He has no doubts about the salvation of Mazzarri’s team: «I have heard that Cagliari is not a team used to fighting. I, on the other hand, think so. Last championship is an example. There is time to get out of this uncomfortable situation. It takes a win to unlock. With Atalanta it won’t be easy to get it, but if you fight you can win against anyone ».
From Serie A to Serie D. On Sunday Arzachena will be Torres’ opponent. A derby that can become a springboard for those who will take home the three points. «Sassari is an important square. You see it from away games, 200 go with the team and there are more and more two thousand spectators at home. I told my boys that it will be a beautiful, stimulating game, because we will go on the pitch in front of many people. We play it with Torres, aware that to get a positive result we will have to make as little mistakes as possible ».
The Giugliano has so far been a war machine. He has always won and has not yet conceded a goal. «I met Giugliano and I didn’t get the impression that it is a team that can kill the tournament. We had scored and the goal was unjustly canceled, otherwise it would have gone differently. In my opinion Torres is more square, with individuality, like Scotto, Diakite, Bianchi, Antonelli, which they don’t have. The Sassari people can aim for direct promotion ».
The coach does not reveal his strategies for Sunday but warns: «We are not able to defend to the bitter end. So you won’t see a passive Arzachena waiting and leaving. Torres is stronger on paper, but I can say that we have weapons to put them in trouble. We know what we have to do on the pitch, even if many times the game situations you experience during training do not occur ».
Serie D is an interesting league. «Because a dozen teams are in the first tier – concludes Marco Nappi -. There are no obvious matches and in my opinion the true values have not yet come out. Without forgetting that the market reopens in December and many things can change. There are teams that have many resources on a technical level, others that focus more on the battle. We are part of the first group, as is Torres ».
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