We need success in Venice and that Salernitana does not win
CAGLIARI. Cagliari’s last beach is at the Penzo stadium on the island of Sant’Elena, one of the many in Venice, the city of dreams. The rossoblùs have a crazy idea: beat the lagoons today and see Salernitana get bogged down at home against Udinese. There is only this chance to make up for a season full of mistakes and lost opportunities. Otherwise, if Cagliari did not win or in any case Salernitana were to make a full booty at Arechi, the doors of Serie B would open again after six years for the rossoblùs.
Agostini in charge. At the press conference, the coach Alessandro Agostini reassured everyone: “We prepared the match in the best possible way, in the meantime dispelling the disappointment of the defeat against Inter and working hard to introduce ourselves to the last round of the championship to give our best”.
The coach called to the bedside of the team after the scorching internal hood with Verona does not think too much about Salernitana. “It would be a useless waste of time and above all it would only serve to waste energy and distract us from our goal – ruled the former Rossoblù Primavera coach -. We have to win against Venezia. This is our mission, we’ll take care of the rest later ».
In the meeting with the journalists, however, “Ago” carefully avoided, once again, giving previews on how the team will take the field at Penzo. Four-man defense as in the first part of the match against Inter, or three-man rearguard as per the plot followed for most of the tournament. And forward who will play? «You will know everything at the beginning of the race – he replies -. No anticipation. We tried different solutions, now let’s see what we can get out of this match. Nandez? He trained well, he is available ».
Training. Cagliari completed their preparation with a refinement yesterday before leaving for Venice. Agostini took practically everyone away. Dalbert’s forfeit was recorded at the last minute due to an ankle injury suffered at the end of Friday’s session. Goldaniga, albeit with some ailments, is among the squads. The initial grid should still be the tried and tested 3-5-2. Likely to return to the center of the defense of Lovato, fresh from the call for an internship with the national team with Bellanova. In midfield space for Rog and Nandez and forward the couple Joao Pedro-Pavoletti for the last desperate assault.
The Venice. Soncin’s team will take the field without several players. Out for disqualification Kiyine, Okereke and Vacca, out for technical choice Henry, distracted from the market, perhaps the most representative player, Aramu. But the Venetians have already announced that they will do battle.
Salerno in the head. Easy to say, perhaps a little more difficult for the rossoblù team to think only of Venice. It is useless to go around it, the fate of the salvation struggle is mainly linked to Salernitana-Udinese. The Campanians are charged up, ready to complete a miraculous comeback made with a series of sensational victories, such as the one on the Udinese field and at home against Fiorentina, which have overturned the situation of a team that seemed doomed in the first leg and which now has his fate in his hands.