Roberto Boscaglia

A former amateur midfielder, Boscaglia took his first head coaching role in 2004 at the helm of Eccellenza club Akragas, obtaining a seventh and a second place in two seasons in charge. In 2006, Boscaglia took over from another Sicilian Eccellenza club, Alcamo, leading them to promotion to Serie D. This was then followed by two seasons at Nissa, during which he led the club to Serie D promotion (and a personal second consecutive Eccellenza title), then to a surprising third place in the top amateur flight. Boscaglia's impressive results at Nissa sparked interest from ambitious Serie D club Trapani, owned by navigation entrepreneur Vittorio Morace, who offered him the vacant coaching role to bring the Granata back into professionalism. In his first season in charge, Boscaglia guided Trapani to second place behind Milazzo; however, the club was later admitted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione that season to fill a vacancy in the league. In his first taste of professional football, Boscaglia led Trapani to another second place, defeating Avellino in the promotion play-off final to ensure his club a second consecutive promotion. In the 2011–12 season, Trapani - now in the Italian third tier, Lega Pro Prima Divisione - surprisingly emerged as contenders for a third consecutive promotion, missing out on the last weekday to Spezia Calcio and then losing to Virtus Lanciano in the playoff finals. However, promotion was only delayed by one season as Boscaglia surprisingly led Trapani to a…