Riso Scotti, Di Bella does not trust Oleggio “It will take sacrifice”

Tomorrow the advance, Gianmarco Conte blocked by Covid The coach from Pavia: they fight for salvation, we must fear them

PAVIA

Riso Scotti will not be able to have Gianmarco Conte on Vanzaghello’s parquet tomorrow night for the match against Oleggio in the penultimate first leg. The play guard spent the Christmas holidays in Puglia with his family and was infected with Covid; Conte remained in Taranto until the other evening, when the swab was negative and was therefore able to reach the team. But to play against Oleggio, he should be able to make all the necessary visits and obtain the competitive certificate in a very short time: almost impossible that he will succeed.

«We trained without him – explains coach Fabio Di Bella – we worked according to the schedule, except for a couple of sessions canceled due to problems related to the use of the structure. Without Conte I have to thank the young people who gave us a hand. We put in a load of work on the legs in agreement with the trainers and the staff ». Pavia avoided friendlies during this period. “It is true that it will not be so easy to find the rhythm of the match immediately, but it is equally true that it seemed useless to me in this moment of health emergency to risk unnecessarily – specifies the coach from Pavia – the number of infections is high, luckily in most of the cases are not serious, but I did not want to take unnecessary risks. Oleggio? From the outside it may not seem like a complicated game, but from the inside it is. It is a team that fights for salvation and every match is fundamental, especially those at home. He has included in the roster a player like Mohamed Tourè who will have a great desire to do well against his former team. However, we must resume the journey after the break and find the rhythm we had at the end of December ».

Goal 20 points

Riso Scotti has 20 points in their sights to reach at the halfway point. «It would mean beating both Oleggio and Omegna – Di Bella closes – it would be perfect. One game at a time, however, you need to be focused and ready to win. We have the tools to do it, as we have already shown. We are waiting to strengthen the team by adding a new player, we are working on it and I hope that the negotiation is nearing completion ». –