Matteo Mancosu and Fabio Cocco tell Radiolina about the relaunch of Cos and Nuorese
The captain of the barbaricini won the Best of Excellence competition: "An honour". The bomber: «In 2014 I was one step away from Cagliari, but Zeman said no and went to Trapani»
Matteo Mancosu and Fabio Cocco (Archive)
The day after the derby won against Ilvamaddalena 1-0, Matteo Mancosu celebrated the triumph of COS Sarrabus-Ogliastra, which earned them the rise to ninth place (left side of the standings) in Group G of Serie D six days from end.
«Let's say that we achieved a good victory», said a guest on "L'Informatore Sportivo" on Radiolina. «It was a difficult game like all derbies, in a complicated classification situation: points at this stage in the championship are worth double, we are happy to have moved a little above the playout area. But that's not all: until 7 May we must have six under us». Francesco Loi's team has put six points between themselves and the playout area, there is confidence but with the awareness that the last step is still needed. "Now we will have the two leaders, Sorrento and Paganese," reports Mancosu. «In the first leg we won the first and lost the second, balanced games. We have 13 points in the last five days, in my opinion even something less than 42 will be enough for salvation because there are many teams at the bottom and with many direct clashes. In my opinion 40 will be enough ».
In 2014 he was one step away from Cagliari, a shirt he never wore unlike his brother Marco: «It didn't happen because the coach at the time, Zeman, believed that the squad suited him like this and he had strikers who satisfied him. I went to Trapani».
The best. In Excellence the best, in the survey held by the Sardinian Union and the Sardinian Regional Committee, is Fabio Cocco well in advance. The captain of Nuorese, who drew 1-1 in Lanusei yesterday, aims for salvation to be no longer impossible and tells the program hosted by Lorenzo Piras: «The numbers still give us many possibilities. Let's remember how we presented ourselves to some matches, being in the game at this point in the championship is already a miracle. Nuorese doesn't deserve what happened to them this year, we have to thank the club that from mid-season onwards allowed us to fix the situation. Even with a very young group, we scored 27 points and made many young players debut in their first experience». Cocco is very attached to the blue-green colors, so much so that he has given up on other proposals: «My story began at the Quadrivio as a ball boy, then at the Juniores. Moreover, seeing Mancosu play who made us win Excellence and Serie D ».
The latter, who scored 23 goals in 59 appearances for the Verdazzurri from January 2005 to 2006, recalls: «They have been two incredible years, an impressive ride. It was my first experience away from home, Nuoro makes me feel good».
