The coach of Fiorentina Vincenzo Italiano spoke like this from Viola Park, on the occasion of the media day organized byUEFA: “These three years in Florence have left me with a lot, even if no trophies have arrived so far. We have always gone beyond the initial objective, I am talking about both the Europe we conquered in the first year and the finals we reached. Reconfirming yourself is never easy, this year we succeeded and we have the important chance to take revenge. Every time I enter Franchi I feel the warmth of the people, this is a place that wants to win and see the players sweat their shirts, just like me. The Curva Fiesole is fantastic, twelfth man in all respects, admiring it as a coach was a privilege. Great respect and huge compliments for those who come to the stadium every Sunday to push the team.”
“In the final we will have to take care of the details”
Then he added: “I think back to West Hamwhere we conceded a goal with a fortuitous penalty and a defensive error, but a few minutes earlier we had had match ball with Mandrake. L’Olympiakos comes from an exciting journey, he beat theAston Villa and will have great enthusiasm. But we also feel good and want to win. The details I always talk about are understanding that every ball can be the right one to win, and that means having maximum attention in every single second of the match. Another detail is not to be superficial in our area, because if you concede goals you risk losing matches.”
“Cagliari useful for keeping concentration high”
On the Cagliari: “Olympiakos will reach the final with ten days without commitments, but we have this match tomorrow and will use it to keep the players alive, especially from a mental point of view. I see it as an opportunity to arrive in Athens hot and tested. As for the training, I will have to understand the conditions of the individuals, whoever is capable of playing two close matches in top condition will go on the pitch. There are those who succeed and those who don’t, I will decide based on this.”
