Serie B, the market for coaches and sporting directors. What an auction for Pecchia

Curtain down, curtain up. The season has just ended with the playoff final and we are already thinking about the next one. There are those who have been working there for longer and those who are still at a standstill, it is certainly urgent to take stock of the situation. Because as always – logically speaking – we work in stages: first of all the sporting directors, then the coaches, then the players. And there are definitely a lot of irons in the fire. After two teams dropped from A and immediately moved back up (Monza and Venezia), attention immediately goes to those in B who have just returned. Above all there is Verona, who should start again under the direction of Sogliano (except for Lecce’s blitz…), who has already made contact with some coaches: the attempt to bring back Ivan Juric is interesting, but there are other names in play, from Aquilani and Bianco on down. Pisa (who now have the young Gabbanini as director) tried with Baroni and Abate, but without luck, so now they are on the trail of Pecchia (who still has a year left on his contract with Parma and also a request from Watford) and Zanetti. However, everything is still at a standstill at Cremonese, the last to be relegated: Cavalier Arvedi has taken a few days off but will take action this week and could return to the position of expert manager Angelozzi, who seems about to leave Cagliari, thus ending the Giacchetta era.

Pippo Inzaghi confirmed

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Everything should be (rightly) confirmed in Palermo to give continuity to the project with Osti and Inzaghi: without starting from scratch for the umpteenth time, perhaps this time we will be able to move up to Serie A. Everything is the same at Entella with the Superbi monument as sporting director and Chiappella on the bench after his brilliant debut. Modesto remains in Mantua after the excellent salvation but with another sporting director: Brutti is there after Rinaudo. Cole should also remain at Cesena, where as sporting director he is talking with Andrea Mancini, who was weaned at Samp. And everything remains intact for the three newly promoted teams Arezzo, Benevento and Vicenza, awaiting the fourth on Sunday.

avellino, new news

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For now the only new coach is Nesta, who will soon be made official by Avellino. The others change. Sampdoria’s revolution will be total and is already causing discussion: firstly because so much time is passing, then because of the clean sweep of the old symbols, then because they will focus on foreigners who are not accustomed to Serie B, with the Portuguese Americo Branco (the homonymy with a Genoa icon is curious) a possible director and with Ariaudo promoted to director; Danish Hemmersam is also involved, in any case the coach will be foreign. Modena is much further ahead and has restructured itself by promoting sporting director Catellani: at his side there is now the expert Bonato and on the bench, in addition to Aquilani, there are ideas similar to those of Pisa with Pecchia and Zanetti. Calabro’s splendid cycle has ended at Carrarese and that of a young man like Magnanelli could begin, who after Juve and Milan with Allegri is ready for his debut in Serie B.

in Catanzaro it changes

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Calabro is one of the hot names for the ambitious Padova, which starts from the 3-5-2 and is looking for a coach who knows how to make it work: Mignani, Gorgone and Longo are also in play, with a little thought about Sottil. In Empoli, if there is downsizing, it is unlikely that Caserta will remain, as Dionisi and Pagliuca are still under contract, but sporting director Stefanelli will remain. At Südtirol after the divorce from sporting director Bravo, his heir should be Botturi – favored over Magalini – who will choose Castori’s replacement. Everything is on hold at Juve Stabia waiting for the Court to assign the club to new ownership on Wednesday, but the divorces from sporting director Lovisa (he can go to Lecce, but Spezia have also made an important offer) and from coach Abate (destined for Serie A) are expected. And finally everything stops at Catanzaro, given that the honorable defeat in the final against Monza must first be disposed of: GM Morganti is certainly going to Fiorentina, Aquilani is liked in Serie A (Sassuolo) and sporting director Polito could also leave.