«I will remind the team how many sacrifices we made to get to 39 points and how we did them and what we have done in recent weeks and months to put the dots on this championship. But we know that we will meet a lively and mentally very strong team as they have demonstrated with the latest results including the victory over Atalanta or the draw with Inter." Thus Genoa coach Alberto Gilardino on the eve of Marassi's survival match against Cagliari , postponement of the 34th matchday.

Cagliari, the Grifone coach underlined, «is a team that has found certainties and confirmations through the coach. They have compactness and solidity." For this reason, he added, «we will have to have a concrete race of great competitive spirit, balance and order. These must be the key words."

Gilardino, in the press conference, also praised Claudio Ranieri, «a coach who reflects his way of being. A very calm person and the team perceives this and transforms what good he has done onto the pitch. He achieved excellent results. For my part , there is pride and responsibility in dealing with a coach like that."

As for the squad available, Messias, Bani, Matturro, Malinovskyi are still unavailable. But Gilardino finds Vitinha again : «He's fine. He trained all week even if he doesn't have the full pace of the match, he will start from the bench."

(Unioneonline/lf)

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