Catania does not change coach: here’s why Toscano remains in charge

Until today and tomorrow and until proven otherwise Domenico Toscano remains on the Catania bench. In the evening, at the end of a day filled with great confrontations, voices, hypotheses, and conjectures, the scenario at Catania has not changed. Or rather, the technical leadership has not changed; it is hoped that something may change in the minds of those who work to determine the results: the club, the coach, the players.

RUMORS AND BACKGROUND. After the unsuccessful result against Casertana, which followed the point earned in the double away trip in Campania, rumors about a possible coaching change or denials circulated throughout the morning. It is true that at an unexpected time, namely after Catania's defeat in Potenza against Sorrento, an informal conversation had taken place with a coach, Fabio Caserta, who is under contract with a club (Bari), and that this hypothesis was subsequently set aside. Not due to timing or financial issues. If you call a coach who is still under contract, you do not offer him the role of interim coach, but present the project for the current season and the next. The fact is that this option, which was also considered around the matches against Salerno and Benevento, has been discarded. We reiterate, not due to a matter related to the duration of the contract or financial treatment. Meanwhile, Caserta has just become the new coach of Empoli in place of Dionisi.

NAMES MORE OR LESS CREDIBLE. When a bench is shaky, real names emerge, while others are proposed and pushed by agents. The usual game of roles. So, from morning until late evening, among others, Rolando Maran, Attilio Tesser, Pierpaolo Bisoli, and Guido Pagliuca have been linked to Catania. A particular note about Maran: during the days when Catania, under Pelligra, was about to dismiss Tabbiani, the race was between the former blue player and Rolando Maran. A sort of head-to-head resolved, as you may remember, with the appointment given to Cristiano Lucarelli.

THE TRAINING. The morning, near the Massimino Stadium, went by without apparent hitches. In the sense that coach Toscano directed the recovery training, speeding up the pace for those who had not played the previous day's match or had been used at the end. The others underwent the traditional recovery exercises and therapy sessions to alleviate fatigue. Certainly, the atmosphere was not light because the team has long realized that it is going through the most complicated moment of the entire season. During the lunch break, Toscano returned to the office.

TWO SUMMITS. In the early afternoon, owner Ross Pelligra departed, destination Dubai. The president spent the morning meeting with his executives to discuss not only the work plan to be implemented for the renovations at the Torre del Grifo sports center. The main focus was on the coach issue and the current situation regarding the team's mental condition. Shortly after, vice president Grella and board member Bresciano met with coach Domenico Toscano for an in-depth face-to-face discussion. Just after 5 PM, Grella and Bresciano left the offices located under the central stand of the Massimino stadium and, until last night, had not met with any coaches.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN. Therefore, until late evening, no significant news emerged. In fact, there was one: the Wednesday training  - scheduled for the morning - will still be directed by Domenico Toscano, a sign that until proven otherwise (i.e., U-turns) the coach of Catania in the coming hours will still be him. Today and almost certainly until the away game on Sunday scheduled at the field of Altamura.