Eve of choices for the rossoblù coach: Joao Pedro could rest while the doubt remains in goal between Vicario and the returning Cragno
CAGLIARI. An eve full of question marks for Cagliari that tomorrow 2 May plays in Naples on the pitch of a very well-launched big player and is still looking for confirmation after 3 consecutive victories and before facing the decisive matches against Benevento and Fiorentina. There is doubt in goal, for example, with Vicario who played for 4 games and Cragno who, however, after the positivity at Covid is ready to return to his place in the goalposts. There is Joao Pedro in warning that he could be spared before the two practically decisive matches for salvation, and also some other unknowns in midfield where the suspended Marin will be missing, and in defense. Doubts that, however, Leonardo Semplici on dissolves because he does not want to give any advantage to the Napoli coach Gattuso.
“We at the moment _ the rossoblù coach says immediately _ we have to live match after match, now there is Napoli which in the league is the team that is going through the best moment together with Atalanta, it is coming back and fighting for the Champions League. Come on, we will face them with respect but using our qualities, our game and our individualities. We want the result, and we will try to achieve it “.
Semplici certainly does not take the result for granted “I have no worries and fears, we have the serenity and the certainty of having an important group at our disposal. It is up to us to keep the tension high and improve further. In these won matches I asked the team about playing as he did against Inter, everyone available to the group. Only by interpreting the matches in that way could it be possible to reach the goal and get as many points as possible. “
“I believe _ he continues _ that the boys have understood their value, and there is a great desire to be able to overturn the ranking situation by giving continuity to the results. To break through a team like Napoli is difficult. But we have the skills and individuals to be able to do so. But we have to play a game of great concentration, have courage and try to replicate. Making sure that there is a rebalancing of the values on the pitch “.
He is not unbalanced on the anti-Napoli formation. “Any changes compared to the last game? Let’s see, but we live this as if it were the last game and therefore to the maximum. We make the evaluations each time, for us at the moment it is important to take a few points in Naples even if it is very difficult but we try “.
And therefore no anticipation. “Joao Pedro? We are thinking of various solutions. Of course, sorry that he is in warning, but let’s see … The choices are to be made. Whether he will play or not I have not decided yet. He would certainly be ready to play an important match, with the mentality arrived. Same goes for Cragno or Vicario, we will see him tomorrow at the beginning. Cragno has trained and is available “.
Then the speech slips on the Sardinians of Cagliari who are making a notable contribution in this situation. “Carboni and Deiola are important _ Semplici emphasizes _, they are making themselves ready and I’m happy with what they are putting on the field. I don’t leave anyone behind, as you have seen, I want everyone to participate. For this I am giving space, also because we have a high level squad and it would be a mistake not to exploit it “
Speaking of Sardinians, then, Semplici adds. “It seems right to me to wish a good Sant’Efisio to all Sardinians. This is an important date, it is right to underline it”.
There are those who will be absent, Marin, and those who will return after a round of disqualification: Nainggolan. “Radja is a strong player in the team _ Simplici specifies _, without taking anything away from the others, but with his qualities he emerges both in the defensive phase and in the front. Surely he needed to breathe after a series of hard matches, I’m sure that will make a great contribution in this match. “
Probable formation (3-4-1-2): Cragno, Ceppitelli, Godin, Carboni, Nandez, Duncan, Deiola, Lykogiannis, Nainggolan, Simeone, Cerri.
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