First victory in Serie A as coach for Salvatore Bocchetti.
Short sleeves despite the freezing cold, not even a minute in the technical area to give instructions to his team and wild celebration as if he were still a footballer. The first victory of the season at home was the victory of Salvatore Bocchetti.
First three points as head coach in Serie A for the former Hellas Verona coach, chosen by Adriano Galliani to replace Alessandro Nesta during the current season. A success that relaunches the goal of salvation for the red and whites, shaken this week by Adriano Galliani’s letter.
The executive vice president of the red and whites, through a message addressed to the players, spoke thus of the negative moment that Monza was going through: “50 years of football have taught me that words, especially when things go badly, are useless, so no words, but goals to achieve. You, and I repeat you, in the first round of the last championship were able to score 25 points. This is what we have to do in the second half of this year.”.
The first three points of the season at the U-Power Stadium were given by Patrick Ciurria, who had not scored in Serie A since 19 May 2023 against Sassuolo, and Daniel Maldini, returning as a starter after the “Tardini” match against Parma .
The litmus test
Salvatore Bocchetti waited a long time to get three points. The first victory as head coach in Serie A came in the ninth match.
Six of the previous eight defeats had come at the helm of Hellas Verona in the 2022-23 season, which then ended with salvation together with Zaffaroni.
Nozzles style
Monza-Fiorentina, however, was his match. Bocchetti was the twelfth man on the pitch for Monza, giving instructions throughout the 90 minutes and always outside the technical area.
When Maldini scored the 2-0 goal he set off in a wild race to celebrate together with the team under the curve. All this while braving the winter cold with short sleeves, a metaphor for a victory, the first, that he wanted at all costs.
