"Energy. Cagliari is lacking energy right now. The very energy that's driving Lazio." Fabio Pisacane is trying to give them a boost after three straight defeats. "We want to return to the Olimpico to play a big game," the Rossoblu coach showed his chest in the press conference at the Crai Sport Center in Assemini ahead of tomorrow afternoon's match.

"Let's just say we've distributed the defeats poorly in these first nine matchdays. It's not a warning bell, but it does put us on guard," Pisacane is keen to point out, confident he can play his cards against the league leaders. Praise is rife for the Roman team and, in particular, for their leader. "Lazio is coached by a great man, as well as a great coach. I know Gattuso well, I respect him, I know how much he suffered after the national team, and he deserves all this. Maybe I hope to give him his first disappointment, of course," he prefaces. "Lazio are in great mental shape, as well as physical. And above all, they have great energy." Exactly.

Winks is also among the players called up. "He trained both yesterday and today. I'll then decide whether to play him or not, like with the others." Fazzini, who has been left out of the last few games, is eager to play. "He can start," the Cagliari coach stated, before publicly thanking the medical and athletic staff for their handling of Trepy's recovery: "His coming on was probably one of the best things of the evening against Roma. It's a shame about that move he created himself."

Finally, on Maldini: "He has a small discomfort, an inflammation that's been dragging on for a while, which is also why I rested him initially against Roma. If he's well, Maldini will definitely play."

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