The Serie B standings are clear: Pisa is at the top with 19 points, followed by Spezia and Sassuolo with 16 and 15 points respectively. Then, the surprise: Juve Stabia is in fourth place, with 14 points (CLICK HERE for the complete ranking). Yes, that Juve Stabia that in May, at the end of the last championship, had reached that famous Ithaca, like the very confirmed Mr. Guido Pagliuca he had always called Serie B.
It was a good choice to have protected the coach, a rookie for the category but with hunger and determination as well as ability, and an even better choice to have chosen him last season; intuition of the Vespa Sports Director, Matteo Lovisahighly courted since the summer by important clubs but remained with the yellow-blues to continue that path born just a year ago which is, however, bearing the desired results so far. Of course, with humility, but the path taken by the people from Campania is there for all to see.
Especially when you consider the squad, intelligently constructed taking into account the budget. Demba Thiam between the posts was taken at 0, Marco Varnier as a free agent and Francesco Folino bought out for a small sum and now in the sights of famous clubs, even in the higher category; and it doesn’t end here. Because Lovisa has once again won bets like Marco Ruggero who arrived from Virtus Verona, Christian Pierobon who hadn’t had much space in Serie C and the young 2006 Niccolò Fortini, not to mention the one already won last year with Andrea Adorante, who was on the margins of Triestina. Then consider the rebirth that has had elements such as Fabio Maistro, returning from the disastrous year with SPAL, and Gabriele Artistico, relegated with Virtus Francavilla.
The journey is clearly long, only eight days have been archived, but an important historic one could be what Lovisa’s Pordenone did in their first year as newly promoted players. Spells granted…