Monza in free fall. The Condor's imprint on the pitch. Injection of confidence for the miracle

Warren Bondo, today at 16 pm, will be at Casa Milan and will speak as a new Rossoneri player. He was the last prized piece to leave, to increase that sense of impotence that was already being felt around Monza and that on the last day of the transfer market even increased suddenly when at aperitif time Milan swooped on the midfielder, snatching him from Salvatore Bocchetti in a handful of minutes. So the last image of this transfer market was the video call from Adriano Galliani while Bondo, fresh from signing at the headquarters, began his last journey to Monzello, where he then emptied his locker in the middle of the night and said goodbye to the employees. A balance that increases the concern, but which when analyzed clearly shows what the common thread was in every transfer market reasoning of the Galliani-Bianchessi duo: fewer certainties on paper, more motivations in the head.

And, consequently, more attachment to a difficult, but not impossible, cause. Concrete examples: Gaetano Castrovilli's desire to demonstrate after injuries and absences that he still has what it takes to be in Serie A, the same desire that Urbanski has to show Bologna that he can return to being part of a club with European ambitions, or Palacios, who Inter will be watching closely, and who will have the task of returning with more guarantees available to Simone Inzaghi. Up to Ganvoula, a name still unfamiliar to our football, but with experience in the Champions League, who will be interested in becoming a cover face of Serie A, which he has never experienced before. Tuesday and Wednesday were also training days with encouraging signs from the new striker, and the presence of Adriano Galliani in Monzello. His is a double task: to demonstrate closeness and trust to the entire environment, but especially to the new arrivals, and to recover those who until the gong on Monday evening had cultivated the ambition of a new experience only to then have to accept the verdict of the negotiations.

See Dany Mota, courted at the last minute by Raffaele Palladino's Fiorentina, with the latter having to give up his wishes this time due to Monza's refusal to replace Sottil, who went to Milan. But the market could still see a surge from free agents. Work in progress? Who knows. In the meantime, the list is there. While he's at it, calculator in hand, two numbers: 15 games from here to the end, 45 points available and 22 missing to reach the goal of 35. It means bringing the average points per game from half a point to a point and a half. The only task noted on Bocchetti's agenda.

Michael Cuomo