Two days after the press conference to present Javier Faroni which new president of the Perugia in place of the outgoing one Massimiliano Santopadre who has handed over the entire ownership of the club to the Argentine manager, took the floor Roberto Damascusformer manager of the Griffin through the columns of The Messenger:
“Football lives in cycles and his was over a long time ago. In my judgment I am conditioned by the relationship I have with him, but I want to break a lance in his favor. He took over a club with one foot and a half in Lega Pro, kept it for 12 years, mostly in Serie B, and delivered it to Serie C without being full of debt. How will his management be remembered? He was not one of the best presidents of Perugia, but not among the worst either, as is now being said around. In the end, many false friends abandoned him and he came out badly beyond the demerits. His way of playing football that was purely personal and without empathy with the fans penalized him, however. What could have been his biggest regret? The play-off with Benevento.
After Covid, it was all over. I would never have thought he would call Cosmi or that he would focus on Castori. With Castori, they see football in a diametrically opposite way. The promotion with Caserta and Alvini’s year had a component of luck, on which he deserves credit for always having focused. I consider the last season an appendix that he would have gladly done without”. And in conclusion, a wish for Faroni: “To achieve my points average (2.12), or rather improve it