Football, coach Varrella and San Marino say goodbye
After four years and twenty-eight benches, Franco Varrella is no longer the coach of San Marino. A decision made by mutual agreement. Varrella arrived on the Titans bench in January 2018, on the eve of the first Uefa Nations League, in which San Marino competed against Belarus, Luxembourg and Moldova. But it was on the occasion of the second edition of the new tournament for national teams that the technical staff and players had their best satisfactions, savoring even a hint of regret. The two consecutive draws with Liechtenstein and Gibraltar represent the first open series of useful results for the national team of San Marino, who also in Vaduz left the field with the sulking of those who deserved to win. And in Serravalle with the red and white, with the breathlessness of those who have faced an entire second half outnumbered, however, forfeiting a historic result, welcomed by the emotion of Dante Rossi in the post-match. Tears that have gone around the world. Looking at the positive side and not at the many defeats and goals conceded in the qualifiers against opponents out of reach, overall San Marino has played much more often in the opposing half of the field, recovered a higher number of balls beyond the midfield line. In short, Nicola Nanni’s goal with Poland or David Tomassini’s goal in Kosovo comes from this new approach to the game and the opponents. Added to this is the satisfaction of Filippo Berardi’s goal with Kazakhstan in the Euro 2020 qualifiers. Now on pole for the bench is Fabrizio Costantini, current Under 21 coach.