Thus Claudio Ranieri after the 1-1 draw against Lecce at the Unipol Domus.
THE RACE AND THE KEY EPISODE
“I think the referee saw well, then he was called back by the VAR and at that point he had to change the decision. I doubt whether Gaetano hit his opponent, he almost seems to have taken his foot off. It’s a shame because we were doing well and weren’t letting Lecce play who risked winning in the final. When you can’t win it’s better to bring home a point, if you’ll allow me a joke I’ll say that on the expulsion there is an abyss between giving it and not giving it (reference to the name of today’s VAR officer ed.). My warning? I just told the referee that it seemed to me that Gaetano hadn’t touched his opponent, I certainly didn’t want to put pressure or anything, it’s a shame but let’s move on.”
REGRET AND OPTIMISM
“I complimented the boys, they didn’t give up in the difficulties and in the first heat. As long as we were equal in numbers we never conceded, then the expulsion changed everything. That’s fine, I accept the result. Today we took a point and that’s fine with how it was going. I’m happy that the team remained organized to the end, I always say that you have to leave the pitch without regrets and today we did too: Cagliari will always fight, first of all for the Sardinian people who support us at all times.”
THE SINGLES
“Yerry is a wonderful guy, he transmits positivity and leadership to everyone. He quickly became a leader, it seemed like he had been with us for three-four years as soon as he arrived, unfortunately he can train very little, when he did it at his best then he got hurt and wasn’t able to play in Monza and Genoa. He gives us a lot in terms of charisma, personality and attention. Luvumbo? He lacks a bit of experience, he doesn’t always have to go forward at a thousand miles per hour, but rather learn to manage moments and rhythms, playing with his teammates, he will learn this over time. Today’s changes? Augello was a bit tired and there was a need for freshness as Lecce was introducing new players at that time, Obert had to work on Almqvist when he came in, I removed Nandez who no longer had any and was coming down with the flu, Nahitan He has a huge heart.”
BELOW WITH AC MILAN
“We will play every match until the last drop of energy, without sparing ourselves, regardless of who we are up against. This team never gives up, they are doing well and today they showed it. Nobody pulled the plug after Juventus, on the contrary… I never did it and neither did my boys, now comes the difficult part and we are here.”
