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Focus on International futsal with the Lottomatica Roma coach Agenore Maurizi

Is a period of important news in the International futsal, as well as in the Italian one. We take advantage from this point to discuss the last events with Agenore Maurizi.

El Pozo Murcia won the regular season. A predictable result in your opinion?

Yeah, quite predictable, though Playas and Boomerang had also chances to win.

How was important for Duda's team having changed few players with respect to the previous season?

It was a basic point, becouse with few changes you can give more continuity to your work.

In addition they can count on an impressive player like Lenisio...

In my opinion Lenisio is one of the best world players, so that he has a great role in El Pozo's results, but also Kike is really important in their way of playing.

PC is the new Brazilian national coach

Rather than about the aspect of the double task (Playas + Brazil) which I consider as compatible as happens in other sports, I'm surprised about the logistical aspect.

It means: keep on trusting on the player who are in Europe?

My question is: how PC can follow the brazilian futsal from Spain? I suppose it's a short term project, related to the prestigious name of the coach, in order to relaunch their national futsal. Anyway, I'm sure he will have reliable collaborators, but is not the same thing of observing on his own.

The John Paul II caused the Italian futsal matches to be postponed po. Do you believe this can distort the season in Italy?

Even if I'm believing I could not agree with the CONI decision. I suppoe that our beloved Pope too wouldn't have agreed with that. Worst than this is the decision to play the postponed matches after the following round: I don't want to discuss about it cause I don't know the reason why this decision has been taken. Anyway, the league is not completely regular.

Your club, Lottomatica Roma, keep on leading the table, having scored goals with 13 different players

We're solving the problems caused by many missing players through a great application from the available players. We have a good condition now but things can change, so we're trying to be concentrated until the end. Our way of playing makes all players having the chance to score goals.

Final eight in Conversano, a right formula?

Definitely, most umpredictable than the play off series. It's easier, for a club, failing a match rather than two also against weaker teams.

Velasco told that the pitch surface could be an advantage for your team.

Maybe, I don't know the Conversano hall surface, neither what kind of surface they will arrange over the parquet. Spanish coaches always complain about surfaces and they're right: parquet is the more spectacular one for futsal practice. But I want to point out a fact: not only Lottomatica play on a certain surface, also Montesilvano and Nepi (Nepi just for trainings). In addition Prato defeated us in our pitch, even if they train and play on the wood surface in Prato, so that I don't think they are so in troubles playing with a different kind of pitch. A more relevant problem could be the differences in the balls used during the match.

The expected final in your opinion

The most expected one: Arzignano or Prato from one side, all the other four from the other side.