The new agenda of FC Südtirol, the one related to the third consecutive competitive year of the red and white history in Serie B, was officially opened today. First appointment at the FCS Center in Maso Ronco for the gathering, which took place in the late afternoon. New and “old” red and white players arrived one by one at the sports center, on a day characterized by appointments marked by the first tranche of medical visits at the Marienklinik in Bolzano. The clinical tests will continue in the next few days, which will also be characterized by the first athletic tests and training at the FCS Center in Maso Ronco.
The departure for the retreat is scheduled for Sunday, July 14. For the thirteenth consecutive year, Ridanna will be the venue for the summer high altitude preparation of FC Südtirol: headquarters at the Hotel Schneeberg Family Resort & Spa of the Kruselburger family, in the Masseria area and training at the Stanghe di Racines sports area, until Friday, July 26.
During the retreat, FC Südtirol will play two friendly matches. On Saturday, July 20th at 5:00 p.m., at the Stanghe di Racines sports area, the match against the local selection of Val Ridanna will take place. On Thursday, July 25th at 6:00 p.m., the red and whites will face San Giorgio, an Eccellenza team, again at the Stanghe di Racines sports area.
The red and white agenda then includes the friendly match with Lavis, a Trentino team newly promoted to Serie D, on Wednesday 31 July at 5:00 pm on the FCS Center pitch.
On Saturday 3 August, FC Südtirol will take to the field at the Druso Stadium in Bolzano to play the triangular tournament (3 games of 60 minutes each, divided into two halves of 30 minutes) with Bologna Football Club 1909, qualified for the next Champions League, and VfL Bochum 1848, a team playing in the Bundesliga.
The players called to the meeting:
Goalkeepers: James Drago, James Poluzzi
Defenders: Andrea Cagnano, Luca Ceppitelli, Federico Davì, Simone Davì, Hamza El Kaouakibi, Andrea Giorgini, Andrea Masiello, Nicola Pietrangeli, Benedikt Rottensteiner, Alessandro Vimercati
Midfielders: Tommaso Arrigoni, Raphael Kofler, Jasmin Kurtic
Lorenzo Lonardi, Alessandro Mallamo, Salvatore Andrea Molina, Fabian Tait Attackers:
Daniele Casiraghi, Andrea Cisco, Silvio Merkaj, Raphael Odogwu, Matteo Rover Joined by the Primavera-2 team:
Jonas Arlanch, Jakob Tschöll, Dhirar Brik, Simone Padovani, Simone Testa.
Jasmin Kurtic will join the team on July 21st, after his experience at the UEFA European Championship with the Slovenian jersey.