Casertana sports director, Alessandro Degli Esposti: "Announced farewell to Coppitelli. Mangia? An important coach"

"I want to summarize this season, make a report and be ready to answer all your questions about what happened and what we expect next season. We have waited until the end of the play-off season to have a comprehensive view of the whole process, to start thinking about the future from the first days of next week. I am completely ready to answer you.

Casertana's sporting director, Alessandro Degli Esposti, said in a press conference to summarize the upcoming season: “This week, the club is busy registering to participate in the tournament. From next week, we will start discussing with the President about the priorities of the new team. We already have a solid foundation with players like Rocchi, Pezzella, Bentivegna and Butic, they have three-year contracts. We also have Proia, Kontek, Liotti, Vano and others, they are important platforms, both technically and economically.

• Degli Esposti continued - My first priority is the players whose contracts are about to expire. From February-March we made contract extension proposals for all, with a significant salary increase for what they contributed. I have made it clear to the players that if there is an opportunity from higher divisions, I will not put any barriers. If we can retain the team and work continuously, this team can bring us great joys in the future.

The sporting director also spoke about the farewell to coach Coppitelli and who the successor could be: "I don't think that continuing together is the best option for both sides, we want to build something important and in my opinion we need a coach with other characteristics, although I recognize the good work he and his team have done. With Federico, Casertana won a bet.

• He continued - I informed Federico of this decision a few days ago and from next Monday we will start discussing with the President about the model of the new coach. Maximum capacity and motivation is required. Mangia is an important coach, but compared to the choices over the years, I think there is no need for introduction, he is a reputable coach and this is a different choice from what has been done before.

Finally, he also shared a thought about the many rumors related to Butic: “We cannot think that we do not have strong players that no one notices. But I made it clear to all: for us they are technical and economic assets. I can hardly imagine a Casertana without Butic.”