The former Cagliari coach, Leonardo Semplici, spoke about the race for salvation in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport. His words:
“This year the fight is more exciting than ever. Lecce is almost safe. The other six, however, are all at stake. Sassuolo too. Did Sassuolo seem left out? The difference in motivation with Inter made the difference. And now they too can hope. Especially because they have gained confidence. Who is in better shape thanks to Sunday’s success. Great credit is given to Baroni who has done an excellent job ten players in progress is absolutely not easy. Instead he rolled up his sleeves and through work managed to achieve excellent results. I left my heart there, we achieved extraordinary salvation and I am very attached to the public and club. The experience of Ranieri, the man who brought them back to Serie A, can make the difference. The calendar is not very simple, the match against Sassuolo in the penultimate round will probably be decisive. Cagliari deserves salvation because they are a team who never gives up and has a mentality that I like. Udinese? Together with Sassuolo, they are the team that has disappointed the most so far. They too are not used to being so far behind with three days to go and will have to be good at getting out of it. Now they will have three direct clashes, there is room to make up for it. Was Frosinone the big surprise at the start of the season? Then perhaps he paid for a bit of inexperience, but he is still in the running to save his skin. It has a good playing system and quality players like Soulé, Cheddira and Barrenechea. He has Inter next time and we have to see which version of the Nerazzurri he will find. Empoli, on the other hand, has a bad calendar, but is it capable of sudden exploits? There you know from the beginning what the objective is, when there are difficulties no one loses their head, there is a granitic unity and the environment is always compact. And this can take a toll”
