Varese take on Arconatese in Caronno Pertusella

Context

TL;DR

• Sunday, October 18, Varese play at 15
• Match at the 'Comunale' in Caronno Pertusella
• Varese are coming off a victory against Oltrepò
• Ciceri calls for confirmation and continuity

Key facts

• When → Sunday, October 18, at 3 p.m.
• Where → 'Comunale' in Caronno Pertusella
• Match → Arconatese-Varese
• Coaches → Andrea Ciceri and Giovanni Livieri
• Objective → confirmation and continuity

On Sunday, October 18 at 3 p.m., Varese will be at the 'Comunale' in Caronno Pertusella to face Arconatese. The fixture comes after the convincing performance against Oltrepò, which gave the Biancorossi their second league victory. For Andrea Ciceri's team, the match represents the next step in the search for the confirmation and continuity indicated by the coach on the eve of the game.

Varese will have to face Arconatese, coached by Giovanni Livieri, described as one of the classic traps into which the Biancorossi have fallen in recent years. The reference to previous occasions serves to clarify the risk of the match: after setbacks such as the one in Crema, the team must take the field with the determination needed to earn points, without conceding anything to their opponents. These are the lessons to learn from in search of a calm season without nasty surprises.

Ciceri described the match as an important one, in which Varese will have to seek confirmation and continuity, especially in their attitude and in the way they play when matches become complicated. The coach asked them to be courageous, play with quality and be aggressive, while maintaining the right level of attention that allowed Varese to keep a clean sheet the previous Sunday. For Ciceri, the key is finding the balance needed to bring home important points.

Andrea Ciceri stressed that it is an important match as always and that Varese is seeking confirmation and continuity, especially in its attitude and in the way it plays in complicated matches like this one.

Arconatese's situation adds another element ahead of the match. The team convincingly won the Eccellenza league last year, while this season it has not yet shown its worth. The match against a team looking for a win is therefore seen as an obstacle to be faced without giving anything away. For the Biancorossi, the request remains to build on the performance against Oltrepò, without losing the attitude and attention demanded by the coach.

Operational details

Preparation and choices

The eve-of-match plan also includes the condition of the pitch, player availability and work on set pieces. On the artificial pitch, according to Ciceri, the weather factor will not be an issue and the match can be fast-paced. The rain will not lead to mud, an element the coach mentioned with a joke: in his view, mud makes football a little more fascinating and manly.

Ciceri also expects an opponent ready to seek victory. He noted that this year every team facing Varese seeks victory more insistently than last season. Arconatese is described as a team capable of making the red-and-whites suffer, but also of leaving some space for them to try to be quick in turn. Reading the match therefore depends on the ability to manage both situations indicated by the coach.

Availability still to be determined

From a physical standpoint, some situations will be assessed until the last moment, in order to determine the full availability of all the players. The constraints involving underage and overage players also affect the lineup choices. Varese is getting Sovogui back in attack, and the coach hopes to have him available for a good amount of playing time. Barzotti's condition still needs to be checked. The attacking department will be assessed until the last moment, before the starting eleven is finalized.

Work on set pieces

This week Varese devoted even more time to dead-ball situations. Livieri's teams play with great intensity and have several tactical options on set pieces. The red-and-white coach expects situations planned on paper, which his players will have to be good at containing and in which they will also have to be ready to strike.

Attention is focused above all on corners, because Arconatese usually keeps two players high up the pitch. The instruction is to maintain a high level of concentration: in Ciceri's view, these situations directly affect the course of the match and the result. The week's work was thus directed toward the opponent's solutions and the response Varese will need to come up with on dead-ball situations.

Key points

The rest of the day

DIRETTAVN and scheduled matches

The continuation of the event is already open on the DIRETTAVN liveblog. The live coverage, offered by Confident, Finazzi Serramenti and Nicora Azzate, previews the match and gathers all the pre-match updates. At 15.00, the text commentary gets underway, allowing you to follow the match action by action, comment and interact. This will be followed by commentary, voices from the press room, photos and ratings. The coverage therefore includes the presentation phase, the text commentary and the subsequent updates indicated in the same liveblog.

The day's schedule includes, in addition to Arconatese-Varese, Casatese Merate-Pro Patria, Correggese-Castellanzese, Crema-Pontedera, Oltrepò-Cittadella Modena, Pistoiese-Pavia, Sant'Angelo-Tropical Coriano, Solbiatese-Lentigione and Varesina-Pro Sesto. These are the matches listed in the championship overview together with the Caronno Pertusella fixture.

Pistoiese are top with 21 points. Pro Patria and Lentigione have 16, Castellanzese 15, Pro Sesto 14 and Casatese Merate 13. Cittadella Modena and Correggese have 10, while Varese are on 9 points. Sant'Angelo and Pavia have 8; Varesina and Solbiatese 6; Tropical Coriano and Crema 5.

At the bottom of the list, Oltrepò, Arconatese and Pontedera are level on 3 points. The standings thus accompany the day's schedule and place the Caronno Pertusella match within an overview that includes nine games. For Varese, the rest of Sunday will be covered through the live text commentary, comments and the materials planned after the match.

Source: varesenews.it