Aquila, defense emergency against Seravezza

A minute of silence before the kick-off of tomorrow's match against Seravezza and the rossoblù with black armbands. Montevarchi sportiva will remember like this Mauro Capoduri, unforgettable full-back of L'Aquila in the 80s who died prematurely in recent days. The defender, who was part of the winning group of Carletto Caroni protagonist in the '83/'84 season of the promotion to C2 and the victory in the Coppa Italia Dilettanti, had remained very attached to the Montevarchini colors and the tribute to his memory was immediately requested by the company chaired by Angelo Livi and endorsed by the top brass of Serie D.

The applause following the silence of the Brilli Peri will precede a challenge that not by chance Atos Rigucci himself has labeled as "extremely difficult". After all, the Versilia green-blues, led by Lucio Brando, are confirming the summer predictions when several insiders were already indicating them among the legitimate contenders for a place in the Olympus of the tournament. Technical, expert and square in every department, the visiting team has won the last three games played for itself, and in the two most recent games played in Lucchesia a couple of penalties strongly contested by the eagles weighed on the result.

Lorenzo Benedetti, second top scorer of the group with 13 goals, and Andrea Orlandi, who arrived with the Poggibonsi center in double figures at 10, are the cover bombers of the two teams, but on the Valdarno front there is above all the defense to sort out, in emergency due to Franco's disqualification, Artini's injury and Farini's recovery process not yet perfected. It is likely that Martinelli will be centralized alongside Ficini while Vecchi and Ciofi will operate on the outside lanes. Between midfield and attack, however, the conditions of 2008 Francesco Galastri, who left the Lotti due to muscle fatigue, are being monitored.

He resumed training with the group on Thursday and could answer the call-up. Boncompagni is also recovering; Picchi's return is more difficult. Certainly, regardless of the defections, Rigucci and his players are confident in the contribution of the Montevarchini athletes. The season is entering a decisive phase to secure salvation, considering that the next two matches will be in Terranuova and against the league leaders Livorno.