A Christmas present two days early for the Cagliari Primavera , who celebrate three points after the 2-0 victory over Fiorentina . There was also a lot of happiness for the rossoblù coach Fabio Pisacane who saw the sacrifices of his boys once again rewarded: «The greatest compliments go to the boys because they deserved to spend a peaceful Christmas with a victory. They know they left some points on the road and there is some regret for this, but in football and in life what counts is what comes around the corner and the challenges you have in front of you, not those behind you».

This afternoon's match was anything but easy, not only because of the opponent's qualities: to further complicate things were the almost prohibitive weather conditions for a match, but the rossoblù were good at managing them. The approach to the match was the one requested by the coach, with many opportunities created and the right aggression, which then led to the victory. "We were good at interpreting a match prepared in a completely different way, which this morning we had to rethink given the prohibitive weather conditions, we chose some players from the start with greater quantity and intensity because it was a completely different match than it would have been in normal weather conditions. Fiorentina is a top-level opponent, their values and the standings speak for themselves, but I had seen the boys charged up and focused and I had no doubts that Cagliari would have their say as we saw", this is how Pisacane analyzed the match.

The Cagliari coach then focused on a small comparison with last season. To date, the islanders have three points less than last year at this exact point in the championship, but despite everything, the glass is seen as half full because the quality of the game is greater and the work done during training is coming out more and more: «A good number of guys are part of last season's block but this year we started with an open construction site in the first five days, where we lost four of the six total games and that is an emblematic fact. We are finding a solid team, we are the best defense but we must not rest on our excellent numbers».

There is no denying that some points have probably been lost along the way and the eleventh place in the standings does not truly reflect the value of the team. The desire for redemption must never be lacking and the second part of the championship could reveal big surprises. Commitment must be a constant and Pisacane knows it: «We have a not very long roster and we are working to improve every single player with a view to the future, looking as always to the first team which is the main objective of our work. Today I am much happier with where we are than I was twelve months ago, but the road is long, we have a stimulating path ahead of us and we will give our all until the last day to collect as much as possible».

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