THE CHAMPIONSHIP. “It will be a more uncertain championship than last season with Inter the super favorite, but with the transfer market still open for two or three days, it is impossible to have a complete idea of the values that will be on the field for the entire season. I am thinking above all of teams like Juventus and Napoli in the reconstruction phase. It seems to me that up to now both Juve and Napoli have invested above all in coaches. Milan has perhaps already completed Fonseca’s squad. Roma and Lazio also seem to me to still be completed. Atalanta deserves every applause but must deal with the injuries that already affected them against Real Madrid. Replacing someone like Scamacca will not be easy, Retegui does not seem to be at the same level. We will only know the truth about the values of the teams in a few weeks and I cannot understand why the championship has to be staged with the transfer market open. It is not a European problem of Fifa or Uefa but a purely Italian whim”.
GOTTI. “I think he is a great professional, he already did very well last year. And Lecce has the advantage of a general manager like Corvino. The latest arrival of Coulibaly is important, after the first changes. Lecce can count on an extraordinary president like Saverio Sticchi Damiani with a great management team. Lecce can think about going beyond the third consecutive year in Serie A, which would already make history, but also of living a stable role in the great national football. In this year’s championship I see other teams at risk in the safety zone rather than the Salento ones. I think of Verona, who will perhaps struggle to repeat themselves, I see the same Parma, Cagliari, Monza, Venezia”.
THE YELLOW AND RED. “Lecce will do its part, I’m sure of it. But it would be a shame to evaluate its championship after these two games, in which the team from Salento will be there anyway. Immediately after, the calendar will pave the way for them. I see them walking confidently on the road to salvation.”