Sampdoria isn’t thinking about the playoffs yet, Pirlo won’t make a turnover with Catanzaro: what matters is winning to hope for sixth place
TO Catanzaro the only thing that matters is winning. Andrea Pirlo it’s clear, the “Ceravolo” match counts like all the other previous ones, even more. Because Sampdoria is already in the playoffs, but they can still rank sixth. And this will also apply to the last match of the regular championship, which the Blucerchiati will play in Calabria without their fans.
Pirlo, in the pre-match press conference, makes it clear that he is against Vincenzo Vivarini wants to bring home the three points:
Now the playoff objective is achieved but there is the possibility, which does not depend only on us, of reaching sixth place. It means a lot, the first match of the playoffs would change, playing home and away changes a lot. We have to go to Catanzaro to try to win the match as we always have
Precisely because of the desire to win, Pirlo does not consider the possibility of turnover. The best must play, especially those who have recently returned and cannot interrupt their return to full playing time:
Maybe they will make a turnover because the position in the standings does not change anything, for us it is important to give continuity and also many players do not come from many matches, they need to be able to play in order not to abandon their physical condition, we will play the match we have prepared, let’s play this one match as we always have during the year
Also because Sampdoria now has found many important players, just when the games start to matter more. Even more so, it’s time to take advantage of them:
We were lucky enough to recover many players in the most challenging moment of the season, the one where everything is decided. They have gained playing time and strength. For example, Fabio Borini, after such an important operation, needed time to regain strength, it’s not easy to come back and have the same intensity as before, he’s much better now, like Esposito and De Luca has also recovered well
Sampdoria, Andrea Pirlo: “The only thing that matters is winning. We all know what the playoffs mean.”
Sampdoria, Andrea Pirlo: no turnover, in Catanzaro to win
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Facing Sampdoria will be Catanzaro, who are already sure of their ranking and the result of the “Ceravolo” won’t change them much. But Pirlo warns him, because Vivarini’s Calabrians have a sparkling game, beautiful to look at. So much so that the Blucerchiati coach, in the first leg, he complimented his colleague:
I expect a Catanzaro who will play his game as he always has. It’s a team that plays very well, sometimes set to 3, sometimes to 4. They’ve all been playing together for 2 and a half years, they’ve tested the system. It’s nice to see them play, I also complimented their coach. But now we are another team, in the first leg we didn’t do badly apart from the result. It will be a completely different game, we will go and play it on equal terms try to get to sixth place
Sampdoria doesn’t need leaders within the team. Some are more experienced, some less, but everyone is aware of the importance of the playoffs. And the fans do their part too:
We are dragging ourselves, it’s okay that we have players who have already played in the playoffs, but we know that these matches are important, the enthusiasm that the stadium gave us on Sunday was incredible, the goal now is to go to Catanzaro and win to rank better. We are pleased that we have players who have already played in the playoffs, but all the players know how important the playoffs are
