Last night the player arrived in Italy, today he visits and signs. The coach studies how to integrate it
Genoa – Sebastian Giovinco is in Genoa, ready to sign a five-month contract with Sampdoria. As soon as he received the call from the Sampdoria company on Sunday evening at his home in Toronto, he didn’t even think about it for a minute, he packed the classic two suitcases, went to the Pearson airport of the Canadian metropolis and bought a ticket for the first useful flight. for Italy, destination Malpensa. Where he landed just before 6pm. He found a Sampdoria car waiting for him which immediately took him to Genoa.
This morning he will undergo medical examinations, in the afternoon there may already be the first contact with Mugnaini and his new coach, Marco Giampaolo. He will have his first training session with the team tomorrow morning. The first call-up was already on Saturday, for the match against Milan at Meazzathe stadium where he played the last time on March 2, 2014, a few minutes of recovery from a Milan-Juventus, taking over from Tevez.
Giovinco played the last official match on May 30th, with his Al-Hilal of Riyadh against Al-Faisaly, also scoring a goal. Then he consensually terminated the contract with the Arab company (it expired in January), in search of a new experience. He has been training alone for several months, then a few days ago he joined Toronto Fc, where he played four years after leaving Italy and Juventus. Un week ago he played for half an hour in the friendly match played behind closed doors from Toronto to Los Angeles against the Galaxy. There was the possibility of returning to his beloved Toronto, she was talking about it, but the call from the Sampdoria company has overturned every scenario.
Giovinco, who turned 35 on January 26, didn’t make it a question of money, favoring the rapid closure of the deal. Physically, he believes he is ready to take the field immediatelyexactly what Giampaolo needs.
The club reacted promptly to Gabbiadini’s serious injury. Having made due proportions and distinctions of the case, a move that recalled that of Marotta when he replaced in a few hours, in January 2010, the injured Castellazzi with Storari. Moreover, Giovinco’s name did not appear suddenly, he was already being paid attention. In the last days of the market it was thought of him as an alternative to Defrel and Castillejo, which for various reasons it was not possible to sign. Romei had talked about it with the scouting manager Baldini, Lanna, Osti and Faggiano.
So on Sunday afternoon, as soon as he realized that Gabbiadini’s stop would be long, a phone call went to Toronto. The agreement was found immediately. The company once again completed all the paperwork in record time.
For Giampaolo this week there is no day off. Yesterday afternoon he spent it at Mugnaini, and he will do the same today. He is putting all his energy into Sampdoria. Gabbiadini’s injury was a bad blow. The technician is already studying all possible alternative solutions. First of all, the aim is to recover Quagliarella, who is much better and will be available on Sunday at San Siro (like Ekdal).
The next training sessions will better clarify to Giampaolo how much he can count on us. The coach wants to see if and how Quagliarella and Caputo can be integrated. A couple who in the management of D’Aversa, however, disappointed, showing limits of technical “incompatibility”. Otherwise it will have to find and propose alternative solutions. One note could be Giovinco, another Sabiri who has already made the second striker. Or again Sensesthe choice he made with Sassuolo, changing the form at the same time.
And the transition to 5-3-2, with Conti outside, could be seen quite frequently in the next races.
At the moment Giampaolo has no intention of advancing Candreva’s position, considering it fundamental as a mezzala. And then the coach is confident in Supryaga’s progress, which the day before yesterday he sent perhaps too hastily to the field. In the Ukrainian he sees qualities, there is a need to work on them. In the meantime, from today he will have an extra Giovinco in his quiver.
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