The coach praises his boys and looks ahead “Let’s not relax, another battle awaits us on Wednesday”
BENEVENTO. He entered the field very elegant: blue suit, jacket and tie. He ended up in his shirt sleeves, all sweaty. So much so that at the end of the race he had to completely change his clothes because they were soaked. Leonardo Semplici yesterday was a lion in a cage. He went back and forth in front of his technical area without stopping for a moment. «Three points that were needed – his words in the press room -, in a difficult field, in a game from inside or outside. We suffered, but we knew it: along the way we grew up, I congratulate the boys. We got off to a good start, scoring a goal on a corner kick scheme, then after the equalizer we got scared, we risked Benevento built more scoring, our goalkeeper was good. In the second half we expressed ourselves better, with the change of the form the team was more aggressive and compact, with personality it created the conditions to win it. I think it is a well-deserved success ».
Salvation is very close but the Cagliari coach throws water on the fire. He wants no one to be distracted, for everyone to stay on track until there is the comfort of mathematics. «So far our journey has been extraordinary – he adds and satisfied but without inflating his chest -. We changed pace, we lacked the character aspect, we couldn’t keep the same mentality for all 95 ‘. The team understood the moment and the difficulties, we also improved mentally and it was this that made us make the leap in quality. We are playing the games with that courage and confidence that I have tried to instill from day one. The technical skills have always been there, we struggled to get them out ».
Concerns remain about the penalty first granted and then removed from Benevento. «The referee went to look at the pictures and went back to his decision. Evidently he realized that there was no contact. On the other hand, even from the field Asamoah immediately said not to touch the opponent. Do they complain? I will not enter into the merits on this, but Duties acted in good faith. If he has rethought it there will surely be a reason ».
It is not yet the time for the celebrations, also because on Wednesday we return to the field and the opponent on duty is called Fiorentina. «We must not throw away what has been done so far – concludes the rossoblù coach -. We enjoy the joy of winning, then let’s focus immediately on an important match like the day after tomorrow, Fiorentina will give us nothing. Points are still missing for mathematical salvation ».