The 29-year-old former Fossanese attacking midfielder trained yesterday at Mascherpa «I could have been blue already last summer. I know Noia and Mr. Nisticò “
PAVIA
First training at Mascherpa, yesterday afternoon, for Riccardo Romani, 29, quality and experience in the service of the blue attack. Arrived at Pavia from Fossanese, in D, a club with which he played a total of five seasons, the expert attacking midfielder has embraced the blue cause.
Career choices
«After the vintage in Bisceglie in C, there was a call from Sant’Angelo in Excellence, but then I returned home to Fossano – explains Ricky Romani -. There was already a contact with Pavia last summer, I made different choices that in hindsight I would not make again, but what matters is that today I am here ». With so many new motivations? “Sure. On Sunday a new championship leaves for Pavia and I am here to do well together with my new teammates – reiterates the Turin player -. My favorite role? In Bisceglie I played ten matches as a mezzala, then I had an injury that stopped me. But I also played in Fossano as a winger or behind strikers. Also looking for the goal: someone on a free kick, others with conclusions from outside or in attacking actions; very few, however, on rigor ». The impact with Fortunati? «I played with Como as an opponent of Pavia, I know this stadium and now I have also seen the training facilities. Pavia – Romani declares – has nothing to do with Excellence, even the D is close to a city and a square like this. I was immediately happy with it. I have known Mattia Noia since I was a child, I know Mr. Nisticò and the reception was the best ». In ten games, a whole season is played. “A strange championship where you have to start well immediately, ready not to leave points on the road because then there will be few opportunities to make up for it – warns Romani – Sunday we go to Varzi for the debut, I know that in the Italian Cup it was a hard-fought match , over 2-2. But I believe that every team, from the most accredited to the least ambitious, at least on paper, when they play against Pavia will have an extra motivation to annoy us. We know what awaits us ».
The blue week
After the first weekly training session yesterday afternoon, the weekly program for Mr. Nisticò and his players will continue every day (at the start of the sessions at 3 pm) between the Mascherpa pitch and the neighboring 11-a-side pitch with natural grass. Not being able to play friendly matches with other teams in the middle of the week, a family match is scheduled for Varzi’s away match. As always, the “typical” program of the Azzurri foresees a day of rest on Saturday on the eve of the championship match. Barring changes, it will be the same in these little more than two months of the championship of Excellence. –
Enrico Venni