A week of reflection, also to leave the scene to Alessandro Agostini's Primavera, engaged in the Scudetto playoffs. But from today Cagliari must plan their next season in Serie B. Starting with the next boss of the bench. Agostini, after having tried the feat in the last three days, will return to the youngsters. President Giulini and sporting director Capozucca, with a series of matches scheduled for the week, will now have to choose the coach for next season. After the games Pecchia (at Parma) and Sottil (at Udinese), pay attention to Thiago Motta, Enzo Maresca and Paolo Zanetti.

Stop the senators

After the match in Venice, President Giulini had also recited the mea culpa in the technical voice: «We tried to restart with coaches with great palmares (Di Francesco and Mazzarri) and players who had played in important squares. But in Cagliari we need younger people, with more hunger ». Affirmations that bring down the prices of Iachini and Andreazzoli. The first was several times one step away from the rossoblù bench, the last time precisely due to the replacement of Semplici. The second was one step away from Cagliari when he participated in the casting for the choice of the post DiFra.

The pupil

The sporting director Capozucca would bet decisively on Thiago Motta (39 years old). The Italian-Brazilian, fresh from a miraculous salvation in some ways with Spezia, is a protégé of the market manager, who discovered him as a footballer by taking him to Genoa as a free agent and then favoring his transfer to Inter of the Triplete. But Motta, who will leave Spezia, has several admirers in A and abroad and would hardly accept to start again from B.

The rematch

Another name on the list of the Giulini-Capozucca duo is that of Paolo Zanetti, 39, returning from a bitter season in Venice, where he had conquered everyone by bringing the orange-and-green team back to Serie A. And last year he led the team with an excellent group. first leg, despite an inadequate squad. Then the collapse and the exemption a few days from the end. Zanetti in B also led Ascoli (exemption after 21 races) and is considered one of the most promising young technicians.

The bet

Among the eligible candidates there is also Enzo Maresca (42 years old), who as a footballer also had a fleeting passage in the rossoblù youth teams. For the former midfielder a career as a coach still to be evaluated. After his beginnings as a collaborator with Ascoli, Sevilla and West Ham, his experience at the helm of the Under23 of the City, under the tutelage of Guardiola. Disastrous, however, the impact with the first bench as a starter, last year in Parma in B: 14 games, with 4 wins and as many defeats, and the exemption. Cagliari could be a new chance.

Alberto Masu

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