“It would have been right to see Nesta end the championship on the bench.” The assistant coach of Reggiana Lorenzo Rubinacci, who will take the place of the former defender absent due to suspension, spoke at the press conference in view of the derby against Parma scheduled for tomorrow: “For these last 90 minutes we will put aside the efforts at the end of the championship and we will take the field determined with ‘goal to play the match that our fans expect. – continues Rubinacci as reported Tuttoreggiana.com – Parma has a squad full of talent in every department and deserved to win the championship, but tomorrow is a derby, a special match, a detail that goes a bit outside the box and the statistics. We must be good at playing with great clarity for the entire 90 minutes. The most important word is passion, we must play with the passion that our fans have and that an entire city has, the passion of those who have always been waiting for this match. Passion will be fundamental: within this word there is identity, competitive fury, clarity and love. We have to play with and for our fans. The group is responsible and knows that there are many expectations for this match. If we have all these ingredients we will be close to playing a perfect match since that is exactly what we need tomorrow”.
Then there is room for absences and possible lineup choices: “I’m honest, I know the lineup in the evening or after breakfast on the day of the match, we tried different solutions trying to maintain our identity so we won’t go off the path that allowed us to save ourselves . With the exception of Rozzio and Gondo they are all available, but clearly we have reached the last day with our wear and tear and great mental stress on a par with all the other teams. – continues the coach – Tyurn over? This match will not be an end-of-season parade, as mentioned the derby is a different match, we are ready and focused and honestly we haven’t thought about this eventuality.”
A thought then about the fans and the push they will be able to give against Parma: “We were lucky enough to always see them at our side on all pitches, so we feel a great responsibility towards them. It will be a big game with a seasonal attendance record so we will have to be up to it and play with fury because it’s everyone’s game. As a young fan I experienced some derbies off the pitch and I know what it’s like to be in these shoes, we’ll have to play it with fury and clarity.”
Finally, a summary of the season that is coming to an end: “It has been a complex year, but we have always remained on our path even in the darkest moments, we have never lost the clarity and the technical path that have allowed us to bring the boat to I bring our young people to grow and build an identity that has never faded. Regardless of how it ends tomorrow these guys were wonderful, it wasn’t a given that they could save themselves with two days to spare in this championship. It was a great undertaking.”