Pride in the scudetto sewn onto the new shirts, but also the awareness that this season it will be difficult to repeat it, because the economic gap with Parma (which took the pitcher Claudio Scotti from Fortitudo) and San Marino has widened further.
But when Lele Frignani’s UnipolSai Fortitudo is involved, never give anything up for lost, because the group, internally, is capable of finding unpredictable moral resources.
This is why at the Umberto Calzolari technical center, in the heart of Casteldebole, smiles prevail. Even if the group, led by captain Lorenzo Dobboletta, knows they have lost important traveling companions. Because Scotti settled with Parma, Alessandro Deotto went to Crocetta and Julian Dreni also took other paths. In addition to the Italian group, Ernesto Liberatore will also be there, while contacts are underway with Ricardo Segundo Paolini, the MVP of the last championship final.
The season will start at the end of April: first the match against Grosseto, then Parma. Three games a week of seven innings each. Christian Mura, the general manager, supervises the visas of non-EU citizens, which in the end will be three.
A sensational resignation is possible: after ten years of honorable service and many triumphs, Raul Rivero could say goodbye to the company, attracted by the prospect of playing (and earning even more) in Mexico. The parties will talk again, but it seems unlikely that Raul will be able to return to Falchi. Who will return to Falchi, but only from August, is Alessandro Vaglio. The disqualification for doping expires after four years and Vaglio is eager to return and to demonstrate that, at 34 years old, he is still an athlete in full maturity and ready to make a difference.
“The nucleus of Italians – says Frignani – has remained almost unchanged. We will see, as the work progresses, who our three non-EU citizens will be”.
Fortitudo and Giemme Mura intend to spend two visas for as many pitchers and then see what the market offers.
“We started a little later than usual – insists Frignani –. This is why we haven’t yet defined a pre-season. I’d like my boys to start enjoying the matches by the end of March. We have the scudetto sewn on our chests. Now it’s difficult promise an encore, because Parma and San Marino appear better equipped. Historically, however, Fortitudo sets out to win. And we will try again this season to get to the last match.”
And perhaps, like last year, some last-minute surprises could arrive, like Robel Garcia.
2024-02-18 05:32:43
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