there is Latvia, Cecchetti summons the public
After the transfer to Budapest, the Under 21 National team is about to make its debut within friendly walls in 2022.
Matteo Cecchetti – also on his home debut, in this absolute case, in his new guise – together with Biancoazzur will receive Latvia, the team closest to the San Marino Selection in Group B classification. The Baltics won the first leg 2-0. and the coach Cecchetti, who was Costantini’s deputy at the time, has in mind what are the mistakes not to be repeated and which could be the weak ones of the opponents: “We expect to face a very physical team. On the first leg he beat us using the restarts. We are preparing very well, together with the boys, for this important second leg. We will not have to make the mistakes that conditioned us in Riga. We are preparing a game based on the aspects that make our opponents the most uncomfortable: for example, forcing them to manage the ball in the game or keeping the defensive line high. We left the match against Hungary aware that we had offered a good performance. The numbers confirm this. We held the pitch very well, except for a minute decision in the second half. I would say that we paid very much for the evening of grace of our opponents in the realization phase.
The good news that there will be De Angelis, victim of a terrible blow to the face during the Budapest race. And there will also be Simone Franciosi, who after the parenthesis with the senior national team – and the disqualification granted on Thursday – is fully eligible for the Under 21: “I had a fantastic experience with the senior national team and knowing how to treasure it. Now, however, I am totally focused on tomorrow’s race. We will not have to repeat the same mistakes of the first leg. It will be an important match against a team that is close to us in the standings. If they make mistakes, we will have to be very good at taking advantage of them. I really want to go back to wearing this shirt, even more so considering that we will play at home. The home factor will be a point in our favor and we will have to be good at exploiting it.
Speaking of San Marino Stadium, Mr. Cecchetti closes the chat on the eve of the day by calling the audience, which was so important, last Friday, for the senior national team: “Tomorrow will be a difficult match for us, and I invite all the San Marino players , all the fans, all the members of the youth sectors and the teams of the San Marino Championship to come and support us. Having the stands would completely make a difference. Come and cheer on these guys, help them do the business and achieve a dream! “
The race will be visible live on San Marino RTV (DTT channel 831), on RTV Sport and on the website www.sanmarinortv.sm, with geo-localized signal on San Marino. Kick-off at 8:30 pm. This is the list of 23 players – to be reduced to 20 – chosen by the coach Matteo Cecchetti: