An old crossroads is back in the news, but with the roles reversed. Tare and Italiano find themselves on the same path, and this time fate may favor the Sicilian coach
Tare-Italiano, retroscena da non credere: avrebbe “bruciato” Sarri (Foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
This season finale is sure to be eventful for Vincenzo Italiano. Not so much for what happens on the field-Bologna already has the Europa League in the bag thanks to winning the Coppa Italia-but for what boils over outside. The league, by now, has very little to say except for a final placement that matters up to a point. The real dance, the serious one, will begin at the end. When the renewal with Bologna will still be a question mark.
Because Italiano wants to stay at Bologna and has repeatedly said so, but he has made specific demands. He wants real guarantees on the market. He wants to know whether the project can grow or whether it will be navigated by sight. Because he, after the quantum leap, has no intention of turning back. And how the club responds to these demands will tell whether we can move forward together or whether it will be time to part ways.
There is no shortage of suitors. In fact, to tell the truth, there are several clubs thinking about him for next season. One above all: AC Milan. A concrete track, which could heat up even more in the coming weeks. Especially if Igli Tare should really land in the rossonero as the new sporting director.
And this is where the backstory pops up. One of the real ones, which today sounds almost mocking. Back in the Lazio days, when Tare had to choose the new coach, his name was Vincenzo Italiano. He was the Albanian executive’s favorite. A brave choice, yes, but a well-considered one. In the end, however, as we know, Maurizio Sarri arrived. And we know the rest.
Tare-Italiano, si può ripetere anche stavolta? Il Milan spera
Now, however, the roles may be reversed. Because paradoxically, today the name gaining momentum on the Milan bench is precisely that of Sarri. After a period in which he seemed off the radar, there he is again among the papabili. And if Tare really came back into the picture as well, the pair would be recomposed exactly as they were at Lazio. But here the script might be different.
Tare-Italiano, si può ripetere anche stavolta? Il Milan spera (Ansafoto) – serieanews.com
Because Italiano has cleared his reservations about Bologna, but he has not yet renewed. And Milan, if it saw a chink to reach him, would move in a hurry. Without frills. Without romanticism. There where Tare years ago had thought of him but was forced to change direction, there might finally be the right fit. And in that case, Sarri would end up out. Just as happened in reverse in 2021.
This time, in the event of a duel, it could be Italiano who blows Sarri’s place. The opposite of what happened in the Capital. An exchange of roles that has the flavor of a silent revenge, of those that are not told but sensed. And that in soccer, sometimes, make more noise than a thousand declarations. History, it is known, has a strange tendency to repeat itself. But with ever new nuances. And who knows, at the San Siro, that very backstory left untold will not be staged.
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