05/05/2024 3.47pm
The words of Claudio Ranieri in the Unipol Domus press conference at the end of the drawn match with Lecce 1-1 on the 35th matchday of Serie A.
The budget
“A point earned because at 1-1 they had some important chances and two posts. When you can’t win it’s important not to lose. I think the referee was right about the expulsion, but then the VAR intervened. If you’ll allow me a joke, between the yellow and the red there is an abyss in between. The second half? It was dirty, ugly and bad, like the movie (laughs ed.). They were good, Gotti putting Almqist in at the last minute and it was a move that punished us in the end”
The choices
“The change of Augello? He looked very tired, I wanted to put some new men in the bands. I put Obert on to limit Almqvist, then I replaced Nandez who couldn’t take it anymore: he played despite the flu that lasted a week, he has a huge heart.”
Sassuolo-Inter
“I’m not surprised by the result. There are teams with water in their throats who give everything, and others who have struggled on multiple fronts throughout the year who feel like they do something wrong during a match.”
The match
“In eleven against eleven we did very well, we were determined and we didn’t concede anything to our opponents. Mina? We have to manage it, when he throws himself on the ground he doesn’t do it to waste time, but because he needs to stretch. He trains very little with us, due to some physical problems. Unfortunately he is like that, but he is too important a player for us.”
Arbitrage
“I don’t remember the last time I had a mystery. It gave me the impression that Gaetano was withdrawing his leg, I saw this. But Abisso was involved and wanted to change the decision.”
The athletic condition
“I don’t agree that we aren’t very well physically. Today was the first real heat, the team is doing well but then during the year there are those who are better and those who are worse. The players show me their form during training.”
Luvumbo
“You must understand that this is the referee’s rule, I whistle very little during training to get my players used to this. Little by little he will understand too.”
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