La Spezia – The physiological drop in tension of the 89th played a bad joke on us and the consolidation of an unbeaten record. Provedel is an excellent and attentive goalkeeper and was covered when a treacherous but unstoppable shot passed under his belly. Far be it from me to wear the weight of the defeat against the Viola at the last minute of the goalkeeper: between missed penalties, instinctive saves and peeled crosses, Fiorentina’s goal of advantage was in the air. In any case, it was a good, hard-fought game of excellent athletic level, in which every player gave their all. Yes, because, in addition to the result on the pitch, there was more.
It leaves me a little bitter in my mouth, in addition to the narrow defeat, which the Spezia-Fiorentina match will be remembered as ‘the revenge of the Italian’. When they asked me if Italian deserved boos or applause, I answered applause without hesitation. Not praising his stay in La Spezia would be like not loving the elementary school teacher, the aunt who taught us to walk, the swimming teacher who explained us how to stay afloat. I am still amazed that, in this football without flags, still there are those who call a cardholder who goes away a traitor. The times of Rocco and Herrera, Rivera, Del Piero and Pascutti are long over. I believe that the last of the flag captains was Francesco Totti. After him the flood. Indeed, the economic convenience.
Football is becoming more and more international business. No wonder that the main players in the gear adapt to this way of conceiving sport as a company. Sorry, I correct myself: the company aims to produce profits. Football, thanks to ad hoc regulations, seems to have that of water the balance sheets with capital gains and overestimations. I don’t know how many teams, if the accounts were subjected to a normal penalty, could take part in a championship. So, if we accept this football – which still manages to make us anxious – we must also accept the fact that a good professional seeks the rewards that satisfy him most. We must have the good memory and, in this case of Italian, the gratitude for those who taught us to reach Serie A with our heads held high.
Returning to the news, Spezia’s position in the standings is not rosy but not worrying immediately. Too bad that the Tuscan stumbling block has interrupted a series of four useful results. Had the fifth arrived, we would have been able to catch our breath and face the final rush with confidence. So we are always one step away from the abyss and, as always, the calendar promises to be a series of decisive clashes. It is up to the players to show off the ‘anti-Italian’ character that they showed, even if defeated, against Fiorentina. A satisfaction in the recent match: have you seen the bickering between the benches? Italian may have won by measure at the end, but Spezia managed to anger him …
* Marco Buticchi’s column did not appear in the print edition this week for reasons of space, we apologize. He will return regularly after the next match in Spezia
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