Pavia, Ottonello does not trust “Tomorrow no calculations”

The blue captain: “We will have to take the field not thinking about the first leg” We start with Seveso’s 1-3 victory, at Fortunati free admission for season ticket holders

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“After the 1-3 in the first leg in Seveso, which has matured in a one-way match, tomorrow we will have to take the field with the right attitude from 1 ‘to end the season well”. Thus the captain of Pavia, Andrea Ottonello, confirms how high the attention of Mr. Fiorito’s team is on the Fortunati game (kick-off at 16), return match of the play out against Base 96, which is up for grabs salvation, which along the way became the goal of a year that began for the Azzurri with very different expectations.

A bigger gap

«We could have presented ourselves in this second leg with an even greater advantage – underlines Ottonello – at 1-3 in the second half we could have scored other goals. However, great concentration is needed in the last 90 ‘of the season, starting immediately well and forgetting the result of the first leg. The permanence in Excellence has become the minimum goal of Pavia, but at this point it has also become the basis on which to plan the future ».

A 2021-22 is about to end, which Pavia has straightened out in the last few matches and which leaves regrets for the various matches played on a par with the big players in the group. “It’s true, thinking about these matches there is a bit of regret, but honestly there have been some complications along the way, I think of the three coaches who have succeeded on the bench and the corporate reorganization during the current season – he observes captain blue – In the end, even the goals along the way became different. There is the club that is working to finish the season well, but also to set the future, with the president Giuseppe Nucera and the general manager Antonio Dieni. I believe that their will, like everyone’s, is to bring this square, this city, its fans back into higher categories. That Pavia deserves ».

Meanwhile, the company will propose a single price of 5 euros for the entrance ticket to Fortunati for tomorrow’s challenge, while season ticket holders will enter for free. A way to try to entice the fans, the city, and maybe even those who have never seen Pavia in the league to approach the team in the final moment. From Sunday evening the management will look to the future, with choices that have been under consideration for weeks. The first piece is the figure of the sports director, who will work in collaboration and close contact with the coach and the staff of Pavia 2022-23. –

Enrico Venni