«At the moment Lazio is slightly behind in the championship, at least compared to last year. But for me she remains one of the big names and we respect her. But let's go to Rome to take our chances and try to do what we know how to do. We are working to not concede any more goals, let's hope it's the right time."
Claudio Ranieri throws down the gauntlet from the press room from the "Crai Sport Center" in Assemini: with balance but without awe. "They say I'm not in good shape, but on Tuesday I saw a great team and in excellent shape," the Cagliari coach is keen to point out.
It won't be a match like the others for him, a Roman and a Roma fan, even though he tends to minimize the emotional aspect of the match. «I expect an aggressive Lazio, carried away by its fans», he insists. And the fact that he only played two days ago in the Champions League is considered a detail. «He has so many champions and great players that I think it's irrelevant. They all know how to manage themselves and, above all, they have studied combinations and know well how to find the goal."
Starting with the gunner and captain Immobile. «I had him with me at Juventus, he was already a very strong kid and since then he has grown a lot. He is a born goalscorer", Ranieri is keen to point out. «How do you stop? He may have a thousand eyes on him, but he always finds the right hole. He has so much experience that he knows where the ball is going before the others."
