After the home draw with Juventus, Cagliari is preparing for a new delicate away match in the fight for survival against a Genoa team looking only for the mathematical certainty of remaining in Serie A. The match, scheduled for Monday 29 April at 8.45pm, will be presented by He is the Cagliari coach Claudio Ranieri.
edited by Matteo Cardia
The press conference ends
On what Genoa will face Cagliari: “Looking at the home and away standings, it is a team that plays good football, has excellent players, knows when to manoeuvre, knows when to restart quickly and will be supported by the public. It will be a match that we will have to be able to read and interpret as best we can.”
On Petagna: “I don’t leave anyone behind, all the players are important. Mancosu will also be back soon, I want to have everyone available to choose in the most serene way and trying to make as few mistakes as possible. Who will take a possible penalty? We’ll see who plays, then they’ll choose the boys. The important thing is to score goals because we have already missed too many.”
On time management: “We’re going, I don’t know if you want to come (laughs, ed.). It was a longer week, we diluted the workload with an extra day. The boys are fine. We are ready for this final rush, as I always say, the horses can be seen upon arrival.”
On the key to the last sentence: “The key was the awareness of having to fight in every single match. Difficult moments come for every team. We have suffered a lot, but now we don’t want to suffer anymore. To make this happen we must be as united as we have always been and try to be mentally aggressive and then do our job well.”
On the match as a former Sampdoria player: “I am former players of many teams, it was a beautiful derby, there was great composure despite being a great derby and full of pathos. The Genoans are excited, they push their team a lot, there will be a sellout and it will be a good match.”
On the salvation quota: “We don’t know how much it will be. It’s certainly a beautiful championship, I had assumed 36-37 points, but I told my team to fight until the end then we’ll see on the last day”
On Makoumbou: “He doesn’t seem to be slowing down to me, it’s logical that when you’re used to singing and carrying the cross not everything always succeeds, I rely on him a lot. He is always the starter because I am the coach and I decide. I consider him a very important player, he does very important things. He played an excellent match against Inter and I would like him to always play like that.”
On Oristanio and the possible relay with Luvumbo: “Oristanio is well, Lapadula is also well, so I will decide at the last minute.”
On any drops after the positive triptych with the big teams: “No, no drop because we are programmed and mentally, we know that every match is decisive. We were underwater for many months, now that we’ve pulled our heads out to breathe we don’t want to go back there anymore. We know that nothing is certain, we will face a team that plays well, that saved itself well in advance and we will do it in a beautiful environment. There is no danger of underestimating your opponent. Then looking back at the first leg, we won 2-1 but in the last ten minutes they had many chances, we know Genoa’s strength, so maximum respect”.
The press conference begins
Infirmary Update: for Viola low-grade distraction to the femoral biceps of the left thigh. It will therefore not be part of the Ferraris match
12.40 – Good morning friends of Centotrentuno, we are at the Assemini sports center to tell you about the press conference of the rossoblù coach Claudio Ranieri in view of the match against Genoa, scheduled for Monday 29 April at Ferraris.
