The derby. Tortelli: "Tolentino, now three finals. We need a winning mentality"

"The last three games of the championship are finals that will have to be played with a winning mentality to reach the playoffs". So says Paolo Tortelli (photo), Tolentino midfielder, in view of the next match against Sangiustese on Sunday. Tortelli himself avoided defeat against Montegranaro last Sunday, scoring the equaliser a few minutes from the end. "As soon as I scored - says Tortelli - I ran under the curve because the fans deserved the joy of the goal and I wanted to share it with them. The team wanted to dedicate the victory to Roberto Bordolini at all costs and threw their heart and soul into it. Unfortunately we didn't succeed but I'm sure he would have been happy to see such a strong unity of purpose. The whole team group was able to pull together and play a sacrificial game". Against Sangiustese it will be a very important match for the Crimson ambitions, the standings in the noble areas of the standings are very close and every point can change the scenario. With nine points still available, the tension will have to be kept high to avoid mistakes. "We will face a very strong team at a choral level, with several individuals of absolute level for the category, we will have to go on the pitch - warns the Tolentino midfielder - with the right attitude as coach Passarini taught us and try to do our best to return to success".

Marco Natalini