TREVISO
The news that everyone knows and that is just waiting to be made official by the Pro 14 has not yet arrived: we are naturally talking about the assignment of the Rainbow Cup final to Treviso, which should have arrived yesterday and will probably be moved to today. Nothing changes. Benetton knows that if it reaches the last act of this competition (the opponent will be a South African), and has all the possibilities being in the lead with two rounds from the end, not only for Treviso it will be a historical fact but will also have the enormous chance to win it.
Niccolò Cannone, are you ready?
«It would undoubtedly be an emotion and a great opportunity for us. We will do everything to get there by passing through the next matches, against Connacht and Ospreys, which will be as many battles. Knowing that we will play in our house will be a great motivation to give our best, but it would have been even if the final had been somewhere else. Among other things, if we are there, we will face a South African and for us it will be a game different from all the others, perhaps even more demanding. But let’s not think too much about it ».
Obviously, at this moment the head of you Leoni is turned only to the next match, that of Saturday in Monigo against the Irish, apparently in the presence of a thousand fans (here too confirmation is expected from the Ministry of the Interior).
«We were finally able to start a series of consecutive victories, the one we were missing in a season that was not too positive, in the team there is a good atmosphere and a great desire to do and redeem ourselves. And the work we are doing is bearing fruit ».
Connacht does not evoke beautiful memories …
«It was one of the races that we lost at the last minute and that left a bad taste in our mouth, now we have grown even if there is still something to fix. We are expecting a very tough match, they are a very physical team ».
You are not the Pro 14 team today.
«It took a success to get us back the right morale and determination. On the technical side, I don’t think much has changed, we are doing what we did before, maybe changing something but nothing special. Then the return of some players certainly helped ». –
Silvano Focarelli