Football Season Guide

55 years after their last participation to the Serie A, Novara succeeded returning to the top flight of the Italian football thanks to a win over Padova in the play-offs. Their promotion was quite unexpected, considering that they had just arrived in Serie B after a 35-year-long absence, but absolutely well-deserved thanks to the quality of the play shown all through the season. Now that they are in Serie A, though, the problems arise. The management confirmed coach Attilio Tesser, who brought Novara all the way up from the Lega Pro Prima Divisione. His experience in Serie A has been far from positive though. He was sacked only after one match when in charge of Cagliari In Ascoli it did not get any better: he was asked to leave after collecting 4 draws and seven defeats. The difference now consists in the fact that he perfectly knows his team and his players, unlike in the previous occasions. However, Novara profited from the transfer season signing in a few players with some experience in Serie A. Even though they regrettably had to let Gonzalez, who had contributed to the promotion with 15 goals, go. Tesser should line up confirmed Ujkani in goals while the back four is completely new, with Paci, Dellafiore, Garcia and Morganella. For the midfield, Giorgi would join Rigoni and Porcari while Mazzarani and Pinardi would rotate as the attacking midfielder right behind a forward two formed by Morimoto and Meggiorini, with experienced Jeda ready to provide some goals and creativity whenever required.