by Alessandro Gallo
Captain Dobboletta, how is UnipolSai doing?
“We’re fine. It seems to me that it shows on the pitch.”
Primacy in the second phase. Almost an unexpected result.
“Until a certain point”.
Why?
“It’s all in Fortitudo’s DNA. The pursuit of victory and finishing first”.
But San Marino and Parma had something more.
“True, very true. But we knew we were a group under construction. A sort of work in progress. Then many guys arrived to help us. Last but not least, Robel Garcia”.
What is the value of this Fortitudo?
“Maybe we don’t know either. We’re still settling in. But the level is high.”
Quarter-finals: it starts on August 15th.
“With two games at Ronchi dei Legionari. They’re all local boys, young and hungry. They’ll do anything to beat us. We’ll have to be particularly careful.”
You haven’t done any calculations.
“Never. There were those who said it would have been better to finish second, to avoid Parma in the semifinal. We didn’t count.”
Parma, the usual rival.
“The time has come to take our revenge. Last season’s semi-final is still on fire.”
The partner who surprised you?
“There are many. I start with Helder, an excellent person, partner and player. Then Garcia, Seferina and, among the pitchers, Robles”.
You have changed so much on the mountain at the foreign level.
“Molina paid the price at the beginning, then he adapted. Lopez played one. But he showed personality and experience.”
In the beginning, the Achilles’ heel was the joke.
“We were numbered and even bruised. Now we are almost exaggerated in terms of quantity. This is how the characteristics of the singles emerge”.
In recent months, manager Frignani has made himself heard. In the newspapers and…
“Even in the locker room. It was on the occasion of the away game in Verona. He wasn’t happy because, rightly so, he expects a lot from us. He pushed us to have a different attitude. He admits mistakes, but not head-on ones”.
The word Scudetto?
“We play for that. Our goal is focused on that. We’re missing a bit.”
From 2020, the seven-inning experimental year linked to Covid.
“Exactly. Too long. We want to go back to lifting that cup. But first let’s think about the New Black Panthers”.
2023-08-09 04:46:18
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