The coach calls his people together and wants the three points: “Achieving salvation would mean having done well all 5 years in Sardinia”
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Sardinia Live editorial team
Crucial challenge for Cagliari tomorrow at the Unipol Domus, where at 12.30 the rossoblù will take to the pitch for a clash between two teams embroiled in the battle for survival. The Apulians already have one foot outside the gray zone, while for the Sardinians it is essential to win to ward off the threat of third-last place, which is only three points away.
This is how Claudio Ranieri spoke to the microphones yesterday, once again calling his people together: “Our fans have always been on our side, on Sunday they will have to give us their usual push, convey to us their desire to fight to win. Against Lecce we will have to sweat the proverbial sweats: a difficult, hard-fought match awaits us, we will have to fight for every ball. We will also have to be patient, it won’t be easy, we will have to know how to conquer every centimeter of the pitch,” he commented.
A bad defeat in Genoa: “The defeat against Genoa was certainly a cold shower. Maybe it was necessary, because after having played such an important series of matches, this time our opponents “ate” us. It could mean losing a match, but I told the team that the important thing is to get back on track immediately and demonstrate that you know how to react. We’ve done it several times, but here we are on the final straight, we have to do our best.”
Tomorrow a crucial viaticum for the rossoblù season: “We will meet a team that is practically safe, is among the top in Serie A with Verona in terms of duels engaged in and won per game. It will be a match that will present us with difficulties similar to those faced against Hellas: a very hard-fought and difficult match. Gotti gave peace of mind and awareness to his players; among the teams fighting for salvation, his is among those who have scored the most points in the last few games. Lecce is a compact, determined team, they help each other, they all know what they have to do. He is very enterprising, they play with two strikers who move a lot. They will try to win, just like us. On Sunday it will be important to get a result, it could be a decisive step towards achieving our goal.”
The coach wants to give yet another satisfaction to his fans: “Achieving salvation with Cagliari would mean for me having managed to do well in my five championships here in Sardinia. It is important to have brought so many people back to the stadium, I always hope that our fans are proud of us, of their team. I’m happy when I see our fans happy.”
