"We are not Real Madrid, we are Cagliari. We know we are facing a very strong team, but we are playing at home and if we maintain the right humility in trying to contain them and, at the same time, in proposing our game, we can be competitive" . Davide Nicola believes in the feat, and he does not mince his words during the pre-match press conference at the "Crai Sport Center" in Assemini.
" The controversies in Rome are born and die in Rome ," the rossoblù coach immediately clarifies, who holds the performance of the Olimpico challenge close to his heart. "It was the match I expected, an extraordinary match by my boys, against a capable and strong opponent ," he is keen to point out. "We wanted to show that we were there too and we did it. Unfortunately there were some errors in reading, physiological. Without, however, ever losing sight of the objective."
Nicola goes beyond the disqualifications of Mina and Adopo . «They are two important players for the team, of course. But there are others», he cuts short. « There are no more starters or reserves, now we think in terms of the sixteen players considering the level and intensity of the game ». There is no Scuffet case , he then assures: « You can't point to someone of absolute gravity. We are used to analyzing the whole thing, including therefore the way in which that punishment was arrived at ». In the meantime he enjoys Luvumbo 's return to scoring: «He is continuing his path. It is no coincidence that when he lowered the frenzy and took care of two or three simple things, he found the net ».