Catania, absolute normality tests. Toscano targets Altamura

In the morning, Domenico Toscano trained the team. Regularly. The doubts about the technical management that emerged after the draw with Casertana seem to have subsided, and Catania has instead focused on the upcoming commitment, that of Altamura. On Sunday at 2:30 PM, the rossazzurri fans will also be present, but with some limitations related to the holders of the fan card residing in the city and in the centers of the Etna province.

The most delicate moment of the season will determine a path that the team of owner Pelligra will have to take after losing the chance to fight for first place due to points lost away against manageable opponents. This hurts. And the difference between the home record – all wins, three draws, 31 goals scored, zero conceded – is also painful, which is record-breaking. Everything is still at stake, which is why from various quarters, after the harsh criticism of the coach and the club's decision not to change the coach after the defeat in Potenza against Sorrento, unity is being called for.

To destroy every breath now, with seven games left, would be a colossal own goal. In this regard, fans are organizing for the trip to Puglia, and the team has entered the thick of preparation for the upcoming 90' with some changes in the starting lineup.

Those who cheer for Cicerelli will have to wait a few more weeks. In Altamura, it should be clear, the player could also be called up because he has been training at full capacity with his teammates for days, and those who have peeked at the activity on the field, even yesterday morning, report a fully recovered athlete, eager to make up for lost time, a player capable of making a difference even now as long as he doesn't become the only "responsible" or the savior of the homeland determining the fate of Catania from Sunday until the end of the regular season.

If Cicerelli is called up for Sunday’s match, just to savor the whole atmosphere of the eve and the game, a player will have to be dropped from the list now. And it will be a not simple choice that management and the coaching staff are evaluating. Given the data, many paths lead to Riccardo Cargnelutti. In Crotone, he was an immovable element of the defense, 21 appearances in total, 15 of which as a starter. With Catania, he was deployed, as a right center-back, in Potenza against Sorrento, facing – like almost all his teammates – a performance truly to forget. Since then, he has not been fielded again. Yet the defense – after Di Gennaro's injury – has alternated Pieraccini, Ierardi, Miceli, Allegretto, Celli. Not Cargnelutti.

Raimo? It has been discussed for some time, but only as a popular hypothesis. If he were to be dropped, it would be a serious misjudgment because he is the full-back who could give Casasola a breather, in fact Toscano put him back on the field last Monday against Casertana at the end (since December 5, he had only played 2' against Crotone plus 59' as a starter against Sorrento) precisely in place of the Argentine from Buenos Aires who had to leave due to cramps.