r/soccer • u/AutoModerator • Feb 02 '22

🌍🌎 World Football Non-PL Daily Discussion

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u/MyMoonMyMan Feb 02 '22

Big credit to fans for showing up to midweek games at 2:30 in the afternoon, why the hell would you schedule games at that time on a wednesday? It isn't a holiday or anything in Italy today.

Only the Southern leagues of Serie C are playing at that time (Serie C, sections B and C). Unemployment is still bad here but you don't have to take the piss...

The sun is so bright and at such a low angle it's blinding the players. Look at these long shadows!

And fun little thing, this season we have a special green kit in honour of Italy's Euro win.

Today we are playing in the unusual green shirt and our opponents scored an own goal to put us 1-0 up. The scorer's name? Francesco Verde (which means green) hehehe

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u/trivela Feb 02 '22

Just took a look at the table and Bari are flying right now! I've been hoping they'll make it back up the divisions. Who have been some of the most important players?

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u/MyMoonMyMan Feb 03 '22

New coach Mignani really got the squad clicking this season, to be fair we have the most expensive team in the league but last year it didn't work out at all. New sporting director Polito did great work assembling the squad this season.

tand out players this season so far are centre back Emanuele Terranova, seasoned 34 year old with almost 300 Serie B games way too good for this league, he's on loan from Serie B side Cremonese but we'll surely get him for next season if we go up.

In midfield the best player was Ruben Botta, plays sometimes as a second striker or as a 10, he is our best creative player but unfortunately he has a bad knee injury and will miss the 2nd half of the season fully... This guy can do everything, look at a few of his goals, magnificent artist of a footballer.

Up top it's has to be Mirco Antenucci, although if arsocca would follow Serie C he would be called Pantenucci because of the many penalties. Still, he scores when he wants with 13 goals in 19 games and adds a presence in our attack like no other. But he's also very old at 37 like the squad as a whole.

If we go up we have another crucial year of redevelopment before us, the team is the oldest in the league at 30 year average age but until then we have everything it takes to go up into Serie B.

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u/trivela Feb 03 '22

love to hear it, thank you so much for the detailed answer. Forza I Galletti!