The Brescia coach Rolando Maran from the columns de La Gazzetta dello Sport talks about the play-off final which will see two of the favorites of the season like Cremonese and Venezia opposing each other: “With two draws the lagoon players are in Serie A, in the championship they have scored more points and so he has a slight advantage. But the finals have a particular history, the advantage is fleeting. Venezia is a team with Serie A physicality and has an excellent organisation, with many crucial players.”
Then there is room for the grey-reds of Stroppa who has already won a final as an underdog against Monza: “They are daring games, we came out in Catanzaro with two seconds to go. Cremonese is very similar to Venezia, even if it plays less vertical football and arrives in the area with more men. And they also have many decisive ones.”
Then keep an eye on the match between Pohjanpalo and Coda, the two strikers: “Pohjanpalo and Coda have goals in their blood and can decide it, even if the real strengths are the two coaches: it’s nice to see the work of a coach giving fruits of the kind”.
“This year we made the playoffs a bit by surprise and we have laid the foundations for next season. – Maran finally concludes looking at his Brescia and next season – We don’t have to change too much, it’s a group of guys who have given a lot and have carved out an important championship for themselveson this block we build the future. If they always stay on track, this team can entertain. There is only one regret: having arrived at the end a little short of pink.”