ROME – The bench in destiny. And not just because that’s what he has seen his father Alberto do all his life. There are players who coaches are already on the pitch and Daniele De Rossi is one of them. In some ways, we can say that his second life began when he was still wearing the blue shirt, on the fatal night of 2017 against Sweden: even more than tears, the desperate attempt by DDR to prevent Ventura from playing remains as a symbolic image. yet another infamous change to the cry of «what the f … am I going to do? We must win, not draw ».
Benevento, countdown
On the almanacs there will instead be another date. And it could be this: August 28, 2022, Benevento-Frosinone. Because it is now clear: Daniele De Rossi will be the new coach of Benevento. And this regardless of what will happen tomorrow night in Marassi where the Giallorossi will challenge Genoa again after having already lost the Coppa Italia match against Blessin. And this could be the last match on the Samnite bench for Fabio Caserta, regardless of the result.
De Rossi, the background
At 12 noon Fabio Caserta’s pre-match conference is scheduled, which can mark a watershed in the Giallorossi season. As anticipated by the Corriere dello Sport-Stadio last night, De Rossi is much more than a candidate for the Giallorossi bench: Benevento would have decided to change coach whatever happens tomorrow at Marassi. So much so that even the most extreme scenario cannot be ruled out in theory: Benevento in Genoa without Caserta on the bench, waiting to welcome DDR at the beginning of the week. The presence of the technician in the conference, however, confirms that he will be regularly in his place.
After last season’s playoff disappointment and a somewhat surprising confirmation, the bad start of the season in Caserta would be fatal, especially the home knockout with Cosenza in front of over nine thousand spectators, at the dawn of a season that saw the Benevento reach seven thousand season tickets (with a campaign extended until the end of the month).
Market for De Rossi
Before joining Benevento, Daniele De Rossi will have to settle his contract with the FIGC: he is currently assistant to coach Mancini in the national team. Then he will have about ten days to reshape the market strategies together with the director of Foggia. Squad to be completed regardless, but in this case following other indications. And certainly exploiting the appeal of the world champion: he would be the second to sit on the Benevento bench after Pippo Inzaghi, the man of records. And he would make his debut, he looks a bit, against another hero of Berlin 2006, Fabio Grosso.
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