Bristol Rovers' draw against Oldham was a step in the right direction, but Fabrizio Cavegn knows his team can do better and feels his side is building with every performance.
The striker started against the Latics and looked lively in an attacking trio with Promise Omochere and Ruel Sotiriou. However, despite the Gas creating plenty of chances, they could not find a way through Oldham’s resolute defence. Sotiriou was denied at close range by Mathew Hudson, Alfie Kilgour had a header cleared off the line, and when Jack Sparkes beat everyone in the opposing team with a tremendous free-kick, the crossbar got in the way.
Cavegn was energetic at The Mem, driving the ball forward and pressing Oldam’s defence. The point ended Rovers' four-game losing run in all competitions to start the 2025/26 campaign and will give the Gas plenty of confidence heading into the game against Cambridge.
Strong at the back and creating plenty of opportunities to score, Cavegn is sure the side is improving.
“As a team, we are getting better,” he said. “Tuesday was a good performance, but we can reach more, and we want to reach more.
“We have a lot of new players. We have to play together and find out about how each player plays and get better with every game.”
Cavegn is one of Rovers’ newest additions after signing from Swiss Challenge League side FC Vaduz. The 22-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Gas, with the option of a further season, and scored 41 goals in 103 appearances before moving to the Pirates.
The forward has now spent three weeks at the Club and is getting used to life in England.
“I’m settling in very well,” said Cavegn. “I’m happy to be here now. Every day, it’s getting better, and the games are getting better.
“I’m very comfortable. I like to play for the fans, and the fans give me and the team a lot of power to play more and to fight.
“It was the first thing that I spoke about with my family and with my agent. I had the chance to play in England, and I told everyone that I wanted to do it and try it.
He later added, “The training ground is very, very good and so is the pitch to play. The stadiums are also very good.”
Cavegn has played four games in all competitions for the Gas and is getting used to Sky Bet League Two, which has proven to be much more physical than he has previously experienced. Nevertheless, he is looking to use his speed to his advantage and feels like he is getting closer to his first goal in the blue-and-white quarters.
“The language, the city and the football is different from Switzerland,” said the striker. The first days were a little bit difficult, but now it’s better.
“On the pitch in Switzerland, it is not so physical. They try to play more with the ball, but I wanted to try and I’m excited. Of course, I have to train more, but I am a fast player who doesn’t want to come into much contact with physical players. I want to play with my speed.
“The second division in Switzerland is also physical, but not so much. There are also fewer games than over here. They try to play more, and here they also try to play, but every club is different.
“The goal is coming. It will give me more confidence and the fans. I will work to score my first goal, and I will try this weekend.”
