Serie A Preview 2009/10: Siena

Main Transfers: Gael Gennevier (Pisa), Gianluca Pegolo (Parma), Reginaldo (Parma), Francesco Parravicini (Atalanta), Albin Ekdal (Juventus), Michele Fini (Cagliari)

Outlook: Another summer, another host of key players that have left but still no one seems overly worried. Key for them was holding on to manager Marco Giampaolo whose organisational skills are at the heart of their continued survival in the Serie A despite the constant sale of key players.

Maintaining their impressive home form will be of imperative importance for Siena as it is there that they must gain the points that will ensure a stay in the Serie A for the eight consecutive year.

Manager: With such a good track record both at Cagliari and at Siena, there were expectations that Marco Giampaolo (pictured) would move this summer yet, as with many others, the big clubs’ decision to look within for new managers meant that his options were limited and ultimately he ended up staying at Siena. Not that he seems all too disappointed as it gives him the opportunity to keep building on the side that he already knows so well.

Key Player: Captain Simone Vergassola is not a player that many are likely to notice but his hard work in midfield is key for Siena and typifies their attitude where working hard for the team as at the base of everything.

One to Look Out For: Agostino Garofalo’s season at Grosseto didn’t end in the best of manners as he was accused by the club’s president of focusing largely on not getting injured to ensure that nothing jeopardised his move to Siena but up till that point the left midfielder had played a significant role in the small club’s surprising run to the top of the Serie B. Now that he gets his wish of playing in the Serie A, Garofalo will have to fill the void left by Daniele Galoppa.

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