As we read on the official channels of the Lega Nazionale Dilettnati, “The first territorial stage of the Representative Series D ended in Rome which brought to the CPO “Giulio Onesti” forty-three footballers belonging to the clubs of central and southern Italy in the top amateur league.
The group arrived late in the morning at the Acqua Acetosa sports centre, joined at the last minute by Armando Pellino (Ischia) due to the defections of Nikita Martinenko (Casarano) and Andrea De Angelis (Paganese), and immediately took orders of Mister Giannichedda and his staff for a technical meeting. This will be followed by a session dedicated to muscle activation and a friendly match between opposing sides under the eyes of many managers and observers accredited to see in action the most interesting profiles that have emerged at this start of the season.
Despite the absence of goals, the family test proved to be quite entertaining, with a sustained pace and good play from the players divided into two teams, one in a white shirt and the other in blue, which were then revolutionized into the twenty-two on the field on horseback of the two halves of play”.
They then followed the words of Giuliano Giannichedda: “We are only at the beginning of the journey, but the sensations are already positive. On the pitch I saw personality, courage and ideas, I have to congratulate our observers who really did an excellent job. I was particularly impressed by the 2007 players, but in general the quality of the group was perceived. I thank the clubs for making their young players available to us, the clubs now have a clear idea of the importance of these occasions. Today there were scouts from half of Serie A in the stands for us a couple of weeks we will go to see the boys identified in northern Italy, after which we will try to take stock in view of the first national gathering at the beginning of the new year”.
The next step for the Serie D Representative will therefore be the local internship scheduled for December 11th in Verona. With the official start of activities, also the head of delegation of the Representative, as well as Coordinator of the Interregional Department, Luigi Barbiero wanted to share a message of best wishes to the staff and summarize the meaning of the project born in 2006: “We are starting a new season with the same enthusiasm as always. Today, like yesterday, we are called to carry out an important task for Serie D and its clubs: enhance young people and project them towards professionalism while maintaining the values that distinguish us as a movement. Passion, professionalism and team spirit are the basis on which we have built certain results and will continue to guide us in this new challenge good luck to the coach, staff and players.”