« The boys are recovering . Some more, some less."

Claudio Ranieri shrugs and tries to show his teeth to fate. «I can see Oristanio better. Dossena better. Nandez is better despite this flu that is tormenting him." Mina? "I still don't see him."

Regardless of the medical bulletin updated at the last training session and who will play, on Sunday against Lecce the Cagliari coach expects a strong response from his team after the bad defeat against Genoa.

«What has Marassi left behind? We will see this on the pitch. It was undoubtedly a freezing shower ", he points out during the traditional pre-match press conference at the "Crai Sport Center" in Assemini. «Maybe it was necessary. After three important matches, Genoa ate us."

Ranieri compares the match against Lecce to the one played on Easter Monday against Verona. «It will be very competitive. They win many individual duels. They play with the two strikers and move a lot." Could the four-man defense be a concrete solution to stem them? "It is a concrete solution, but not the only possible one."

Time is running out and the points now weigh like rocks. «But it's not a question of pressure. The problem is the opponents who play very determined." Lecce with Gotti? «Certainly before he played with the 4-3-3, now with the 4-4-2. His arrival has undoubtedly given the team peace and awareness." Finally, Ranieri asks the fans for patience: «We have to be patient. We will have to win the result meter by meter on the pitch."