In recent years, the Italian football championships, from A to the minor leagues, have accustomed us to almost always predictable results and the absence of great surprises. The 9 scudetti in a row of Juventus represent only the tip of the iceberg of a world that, compared to a few years ago, has seen a general leveling of the quality level, far from the glories of the 90s and early 2000s, when the our country represented the dream of all great champions. However, something seems to be moving and even some of the so-called provincials seem today to be projected to work on long-term projects, with important investments and some hidden dreams: here are some of the most interesting experiences.
Benevento, back in Serie A with the aim of never making mistakes
Only 3 years have passed since the first historic promotion of Benevento to Serie A, followed by an unfortunately rapid descent into the cadet team after only one season: an experience that the management of the Campania Giallorossi has confiscated and placed as a basis to resume that dream interrupted too quickly. Thus, after only two seasons of Serie B and a championship, the 2019/2020 one, practically dominated, the sorcerers return to the top flight with the aim of staying there as long as possible.
The Benevento of president Oreste Vigorito is one of the teams with the most interesting history if we look at the last few years and a very ambitious project, which aims to give the Campania town those football satisfactions that have so far been rare. Refounded several times in the course of its history – the most recent in 2005 – the company is trying to make its way into the football that counts, with targeted investments and a long-term project, based more on concreteness than on slogans. Precisely this very careful and far-sighted attitude has attracted the sympathies and curiosity not only of the fans, but also of many professionals, who today consider Benevento as one of the teams to bet on as a possible surprise for the coming years.
The 2020/21 season has already started in a positive way for Inzaghi’s eleven, called to redeem the bad historic debut in Serie A – first point only on matchday 15 with a goal by Brignoli against Milan – but beyond the first results that, as we well know, in the first few days may sometimes not be truthful, to make people talk about and above all the interesting summer market put in place by the DS Pasquale Foggia: names of all respect for the category such as those of Glik, the former Turin and Genoa Iago Falque and Lapadula, added to the valid and cohesive group that dominated in B, suggest the possibility of not experiencing an anonymous championship but of being able, on the contrary, to take away some satisfaction, with the dream of looking beyond the minimum objective of salvation.
Monza, the newly promoted in B that is already looking up
in Serie B, the team that is making people talk more often is certainly Monza, primarily due to the presence of the Berlusconi-Galliani duo in command who, in line with the ambitious character of the two, it suggests much wider objectives than the simple stay in the cadet.
Refounded only 5 years ago and taken over in 2018 by Silvio Berlusconi, eager to return to the world of football after the farewell to his beloved Milan, the Brianza-based company managed to quickly return to professional football, first winning the Serie D championship in 2017 and then, under the new company leadership, triumphing in group A of Lega Pro last season, a result that earned her the coveted return to Serie B after almost 20 years.
Once the goal was reached, the newly promoted company, boasting the financial strength of the former AC Milan president, worked on the market with a certain boldness, bringing several prominent names to Lombardy, first of all that of Boateng, and speaking openly about the series objective. A right away. Although public opinion is already divided on the real possibilities of promotion of Brianza between those who exalt the squad and those who consider it only a decoy, in reality the main football betting sites have already included Monza among the favorites: the championship has just begun and something more can only be said in a few weeks, but the interest around the eleven coached by Cristian Brocchi is really very high!
Reggina, prominent names to keep dreaming
Reggina is another of the teams that we talk about a lot, both because, just like Monza, just back from a fairly recent corporate bankruptcy (2015) after several intense seasons also in Serie A, and because of the ambitions shown by the group today at command, led by president Luca Gallo. Although not at the top in the predictions of the experts, the amaranths are certainly among the teams that can aim for immediate promotion to the top flight: thanks to the presence of some really important names for the category, such as German Denis, Jeremy Menez and Kyle Lafferty , the Calabrian team aims at least to take away a bit of satisfaction, hoping that with the right mix of enthusiasm, cohesion and good luck something more can arrive immediately.
As also stated by DS Massimo Taibi, former goalkeeper and icon of Reggina in its most exciting seasons in Serie A, the team set up is qualitatively good and, without any presumption, can easily aim for the top positions. In any case, the work carried out in recent months represents an excellent base for the fans and for the entire city from which to build a future in football that counts, an objective already explained several times that would make all lovers of this sport happy. , which recall the emotions experienced only a few years ago within the walls of Oreste Granillo.
