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24.07.2010WE ARE NEAR

Looking at the calendar it’s still early to say that in a short while we’ll start seriously, but it is like that! There were seasons when in these days we were only starting training and playing the first friendly matches instead today is the day of the test match ( in Cosenza against Lione) before the official coming out in the preliminary period for Europa League against Irish Shamrock Rovers. We’ll be playing the first round in Dublin on the 29th of July and the second round in Modena on the 5th of August. So as you see we are already in the full swing of real football. By the way next week the new A serie calendar will be presented on the 28th of July, Wednesday. I have read today on the internet that Totti and Materazzi  would like the 6th of January to be the first day of the Championship. I do share the opinion of Marco and Francesco, that is by the way the same of  the Associazione Calciatori that is handling the issue.

In my opinion it would be better to have a longer stop, from the 19th of December to the 9th of January, in order to have time, after the Christmas holidays, to reschedule better  the preparation for the second part of the season -  a turning-point both on the national level and for the European Cups - without playing official matches and focusing exclusively about work on the pitch.  As an alternative, it would be still better to play in a midweek game, the 22nd December, than anticipating it to the 6th of January the resume of the Championship. That’s what we do think.

 
Alessandro.