Claudio Raniericoach of Cagliarispoke to D’s microphonesAZN at the end of the match that his team lost 3-0 against Alberto Gilardino’s Genoa.
Claudio Ranieri’s post-match statements
Thorsby played with me at Sampdoria, I knew of his qualities, he scored for me… Congratulations must be given to Genoa, it seemed like we always came second on the ball, thanks to the quality of Genoa’s play. Let’s think about the next game. Genoa made us run in circles, we wanted points but we didn’t succeed. Now the match against the Lecce, in front of our audience. A very important race
The salvation quota
The Sardinian coach, despite saying he is not sure of his estimate, predicted salvation at around 36-37 points:
The championship, both for the tail end and for the European zone, is beautiful. It’s difficult to say how many points, I think 36/37, but I’m not sure. We have to stay awake, there are many direct clashes and we suffered one against Lecce. We have to keep up the pace and try to score as many points as possible. Lecce is almost safe, we’re not there yet. We will have to do our best against a very good team.
Many absences for the Sardinians
Jankto, Viola, Mina, Dossena absent yesterday and several players injured at Cagliari. Ranieri will now try to recover everyone in view of the important direct clash against Lecce next Sunday, a match that the Sardinians cannot make mistakes in front of their fans. On the other hand, the Giallorossi will have to play a careful and orderly match to try to win three key points in the safety zone. A victory in Sardinia could be decisive for Gotti’s team, which would thus achieve their second consecutive survival in the top flight. This would be another incredible feat.
