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1.50pm – Last act of the championship for Genoa. The rossoblù troops will take to the field tomorrow evening against Thiago Motta’s Bologna fresh from qualifying for the next Champions League. In view of the “Ferraris” match, the coach Alberto Gilardino will speak at a press conference from the “Gianluca Signorini” sports center in Pegli. Follow the live text on TUTTOmercatoWEB.com.
2.25pm – Alberto Gilardino’s press conference begins.
Will there be Messias tomorrow?
“Junior will come to the bench and be with the team. We’re losing De Winter due to a small problem. Let’s hope it’s nothing serious. Otherwise everyone is fine, I’ll make some assessments on who has returned from injury because not everyone has the ninety minutes in the legs. You have to be very clear and very careful.”
Will De Winter’s physical problem affect his use at the European Championship?
“I don’t think so. He had more than one fatigue, he has to get over it but there won’t be any problems for the next few weeks.”
Tomorrow you will exceed 600 thousand fans present.
“I have often spoken and I will continue to say that this year they have been the beating heart for us. Thanks to them we feel a crazy push at home. And we need this type of affection because there is the perception on the part of the team that there was something unique and extraordinary. And we must maintain this from next season where we will start again, taking all the positive things with us, eliminating the rest and starting again.”
A key and positive moment of the season and one that bothered you the most?
” There was no annoyance. Even when the results didn’t arrive we were good at keeping our heads above water. The team has always had a positive attitude. There have been matches where the team had the awareness to bring home the necessary points like in Salerno or Reggio Emilia passing through the home victory against Lecce are references to a season where the team has increased in esteem and confidence”.
Will whoever had the least space play tomorrow?
“I’m making some evaluations, I’ve had many players rotate in training. The desire is to finish in a positive way in front of our fans. I’m counting on who will play and also who will join. I’m counting on the whole team and those who have played less will have to be ready while those who have provided continuity of performance will have to provide more.”
Atalanta’s victory in the Europa League yesterday and Bologna’s qualification for the Champions League.
“I take this opportunity to congratulate mister Gasperini and Atalanta for what they have done. It is something extraordinary. I am happy for the mister because his perseverance in his work, his stubbornness in obtaining the improvement of the players and of the team meant that, in the long run, everything came back. It’s the right reward for a great coach and for a club that has remained at those levels for eight-nine years improved again. The same management of Bologna. It’s been 10 years that have allowed Thiago to grow, make mistakes, mature and improve.”
Will there also be room in the rotations for Leali in goal?
“Leali will play tomorrow because he was a fantastic second. He was Martinez’s adventure companion, same thing for Sommariva. The two of them were the architects of Martinez’s improvement.”
TMW – Looking back at the season, how much has Alberto Gilardino grown and improved?
“I grew thanks to everyday life, to continuous communication with my staff. I grew with my boys, from all points of view. We have had, I speak as a team, a clear improvement in terms of awareness, self-esteem and trust. We have had an important maturity which is what we must continue to cultivate to always improve.”
Was there little consideration of Genoa in the choice of times? Also seeing the many results obtained with the big teams.
“We would always like to play on Sunday at 3pm to ensure that the many fans we have following are always present. It is an important aspect. I believe that we have made an important journey with the medium-high teams, from the point of view of the points that we have collected.”
