“I know Conte: he is a winner, he brings everyone to the maximum. Inter have the advantage of having provided continuity, Napoli have changed a lot but knowing the coach they will fight for the Scudetto until the end.” Thus to TuttoMercatoWeb.com the former sports director of – among others – Padua and Ascoli, Marco Valentini.
What do you expect from the January transfer market?
“Inter and Napoli don’t need to make revolutions, it’s okay for them to do nothing. Milan is further behind in terms of squad and project, it is more evolving and chasing. The Rossoneri must clarify: between renewals at stake and the group to be strengthened.”
And Juventus?
“It’s another work in progress. When you change you start almost from scratch. He will fight to get into the top four.”
Serie B: what championship have you seen so far?
“On paper, Pisa, Frosinone, Sassuolo, Palermo and Cremonese have to fight for the top positions. But at the moment Frosinone is behind, Inzaghi in Serie B is like Conte in Serie A: Pisa is destined to fight for the top positions.”
Palermo and Cremonese are currently disappointing among the big teams.
“For budget and place they must aim to win. But there are also opponents…. Watch out for Spezia who has given continuity to last year’s work. If you win two games you’re on top, if you lose two you go down: it’s Serie B.”
Director and you? It seemed like he was going to Avellino…
“There was contact. I think the company will decide later. It is an important square, its category is not C. In Italian football there are squares that have no category: I am thinking of Catania, Vicenza, SPAL and Avellino. In the meantime, I’ll take this opportunity to update myself.”