In the conference before the match against Milan, Cagliari coach Claudio Ranieri spoke about the race for salvation involving the Sardinians in this very heated final of the season. This is his thought:
How does Cagliari get to this match?
“The boys are well, inevitably. We know that we will play out the season in these three games. Three months ago we will have signed for this situation, but we are ready.”
Will it be a decisive match, given the other races?
“I don’t think so. In my opinion, the last match will be the decisive one. I hope that the League will have these matches played at the same time, without advances or postponements.”
What do you expect from Milan?
“It has many champions and I’m not the one to discover it. It’s a team that has scored more than anyone from inactive ball. We’ll have to play an excellent match, like against Atalanta, Inter and Juventus.”
Cagliari tends to be caught up. How come?
“Generally we tend to come back. I would always prefer to take the lead, then the races go in a certain way.”
After Milan we will go to Sassuolo. Will there be targeted choices for that race?
“No, we will have to play our game with the best I have available.”
How is Mina?
“He worked partially with us, and that’s a good sign.”
Have you lacked a consistent scorer?
“No, but the truth is that we suffered too much. We should have been more careful.”
Are the returns of Petagna and Pavoletti important?
“I’m not 100%, but it’s important to have more choices.”
Milan isn’t having a great moment. Is it a pro or a con for Cagliari?
“We’ll see it at the end of the match. I repeat, Milan have great champions and we will have to play our game.”
How do you rate the spirit of the team that played with ten men against Lecce?
“It reminded me of the same spirit that brought us to Serie A last year.”
The last one will be against Fiorentina, who will play the Conference final a few days later.
“I’m thinking about the match against Milan, but beyond that I’m rooting for all the Italian teams playing in Europe.”
How do you evaluate the question of play off or play out? Would you also bring him to Serie A?
“I would say no. I’m a conservative, but for Serie B it’s a ‘nice’ method.”
1.11pm End of the conference.
