Here it is, finally, Serie A. It starts on Monday with Torino-Cagliari and Claudio Ranieri thinks back just for a moment on the path taken to reach this goal which is above all another starting point. «I know that a new beautiful adventure awaits us. We roll up our sleeves and we will work to conquer inch by inch».
There is immediately a fiery challenge: «Because Torino finished tenth last year, they are in their third year with Juric, they know each other by heart, with perfect mechanisms. They will want to go to Europe, while we know we have to fight. Having said that, we will be eleven against eleven and we will try to put them in difficulty». Also because "we know how they play, but they don't know how we will play".
Hidden formation: «I have many players, a solid and strong squad and in good condition. The 130 minutes played against Palermo helped us even more». And Ranieri is also waiting for help from the transfer market. Meanwhile, Prati is pampering himself: «He's a type of player we didn't have, he was one of the first objectives set in the notebook in June. I liked him in the match against Spal, I asked De Rossi for information, he'll have time to fit in».
Now the defenders and the attacker are missing: «But I'm happy. We have achieved all the goals we set for ourselves, the two defenders and the striker will also arrive. It's a difficult market, we face it with the power of ideas. The problem is above all timing, I wonder why the market lasts so long, given that the shots are always made at the last minute».
Closing with a thought for the national team: «Mancini's resignation was a problem. Me on the blue bench? No, I already coach the national team of the four Moors and so I'm happy».
