Assemini. The awareness of dealing with a big team (or a "half-big," as Fabio Pisacane calls them) is palpable at the "Crai Sport Center" in Assemini, but the Cagliari coach certainly doesn't seem worried and, if anything, tries to raise the bar in the press conference ahead of the match against Bologna, scheduled for Sunday at 3:00 PM at the Unipol Domus. "We're facing a great team, with great ideas, intensity, and consistency. They're the result of a project that's been underway for years now, and with a highly skilled Italian coach," he prefaced. "For this reason, we're trying not to follow their pace, but to dictate it ourselves, as much as possible."

The Rossoblu coach lavished applause on the internationals, especially for Obert's first goal for Slovakia ("We're all happy for him") and for Kiliçsoy's brilliant overhead kick for the Turkish Under-21s ("We're not surprised by what he's done, we know we have great talent in our hands and we're trying to support him"). A blessed break. "It allowed us to recover Gaetano and Zappa." Mina also has a good chance of playing: "She's been training with us for two days, and if there are no setbacks, we hope she'll be in the game." Pisacane is looking for confirmation of their attitude, above all: "People need to see one thing in particular: their identity, their attitude. What we've seen in these first matches. What we need to continue to do. Technical errors are part of the game. Of course, the fewer mistakes you make, the better it is for everyone. But the most important thing is your attitude."

Fabiano Gaggini


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