"I expect a high-tempo, intense match. It's a direct clash, so it's another final for us. We're missing a win and we're working to get it as soon as possible, but it shouldn't be an obsession. We shouldn't get caught up in the frenzy; in this respect too, I expect a mature team." Fabio Pisacane thus lays out the line ahead of Saturday afternoon's match at the Domus against Genoa.
"The break allowed us to recover several players, starting with Deiola, whose absence was felt," the Cagliari coach was keen to point out in the press conference held at the Crai Sport Center in Assemini immediately after training.
Mina is expected on the island this evening and will be back on the pitch tomorrow after his spell with the Colombian national team. "Yerry is used to returning within forty-eight hours of a match and gritting his teeth," assures Pisacane, who is also keen to highlight the recovery of Pintus: "He's a young, promising player, and one I know very well. Another asset for the defense."
Not only for the standings, but also for the match against Genoa. For Pisacane, Cagliari-Genoa is special. "It can't be a game like any other," he emphasizes with teary eyes and an almost emotional tone. "I left home as a young boy with a suitcase full of dreams, and Genoa allowed me to realize them. Then they gave me my life back for the second time when I was ill."
