A bolt from the blue and a decision in the air. A goodbye arrived for a choice of the player and one accrued in the company headquarters. In addition to the Gentile case and the possible exchange on the Brindisi-Varese axis with Riccardo Visconti, the last week of the LBA was enlivened by the termination of the contracts of two of the playmaker protagonists of our championship. Two departures with a completely different flavor and aftertaste, which teach us how many possible ramifications of the human experience are. Fernandez e Pargo: two stories, two aftermaths.
With an announcement on social media, John Manuel Fernandez he announced on Wednesday that he wanted to return to his homeland. The choice of returning to Argentina, according to Lobito’s words, would be linked to personal reasons. From the statements of coach Franco Ciani, the communication to the club had taken place a few days earlier, finding full availability in granting the release both by the management and by the technical staff. Inevitable, rumors about possible substitutes and replacements begin to arrive. Cold, the questions about how Trieste will be able to fill the gap in the rotations without the historic captain begin to appear. What is important to underline, however, is the human aspect of the story. It is in no way our intention to ask ourselves what are the real reasons that suggested Fernandez to reunite with his family in Rio Tercero.
????❤️ We will always support you Lobito, in your every choice. https://t.co/RK8yMNnjpI
– Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste (@AllianzPallTS) January 26, 2022
If Lupetto, so tied to the Friulian city that he “left his heart”, preferred it this way, there is reason to believe that personal reasons are so profound that they cannot be questioned. It was no longer the Fernandez of Brescia or the Lobito, always with the poisoned tooth of an opponent, who raged around the perimeter in the early years in Trieste. The springs, like it or not, are advancing for everyone. But the intelligence, the garra of the hated Uruguayan cousins and the passion with which Fernandez shared each of his performances were commendable. Really a shame to have to use the imperfect when referring to Lobito, soul and heart of theAllianz Trieste. Right that nothing else leaks, to preserve the tranquility and serenity that Lobito probably needs. Messages of support and affection have dotted the comments sections of Instagram and various social announcements. We can only join the unanimous chorus: good luck wolf!
A very different atmosphere instead characterizes the other discussed contract termination this week. Not exempt from leaving a poisonous controversy tail, the communiqué with which the GeVi Napoli announces that he has released Jeremy Pargo leaves no room for reruns. It was well known that the contract of the American, who arrived in Campania after Elegar’s injury, provided for an exit clause by the end of January. The first impressions left on the pitch, however, had given us hope. Coach Sacripanti had added an experienced scorer to the roster but who, in our league, could have potentially still make a difference. Right: potentially. The Republic speaks of “indolent attitude” e “poor feeling with the team“. The shape physics with which Pargo had presented himself to the press after his experience in Israel did not promise anything good, but the first outings in the blue jersey had made even the most skeptical ones think again. Coinciding with the injury to Jason Rich in the first possession of the recovery with Venice, however, Pargo’s performances have dropped, bringing to the surface the wavering character of a player as unpredictable as he is moody. The first name on the list for, at this point, the substitute substitute is that of Luca Vitali, under contract until June 2022 with Germani Brescia. Given the conflicting rumors about the possible agreement, another name is that of Tarik Philip, coming out of Reyer after months that are anything but exciting. We will see: the streets of the market, as our Orazio Cauchi teaches, are endless.
