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Andrea Stramaccioni opened his press conference the day before Cagliari v Inter with words of praise for tomorrow’s opponents. “Cagliari are one of the Serie A sides that I admire and like the most, and a team we have a lot of respect for. They have a consolidated playing style and an impressive array of attacking options – dangerous, well-assorted strikers with different characteristics, a real handful for any defence. It’s going to be tough for us.”
The coach was also keen to stress that his thoughts are firmly on tomorrow’s championship encounter at the Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste. “We’re focused on Cagliari, the Roma match comes later. There’s no question of rotating because the Roma game is hugely important but we want to finish our league campaign on a high, as best we possibly can. I’ve always believed that the game which comes before another important game is hugely important in itself for morale. It’s crucial that we get ourselves back on form in Trieste.”
Then Andrea Stramaccioni was asked about the appointment of Domenico Celi as the referee for tomorrow’s fixture. “We’re talking about a group of professionals here, so I think the referee will be perfectly calm,” the coach replied.
He was also asked about last Sunday’s match against Atalanta, following a week of controversy: “The penalty came at a time when we were in control of the game. We lost our way after the penalty and in the ten minutes that followed we lost the game. We were shaken up and conceded two goals which proved to be fatal. I never said anything about referees doing things in good or bad faith and for me the matter was already closed the day afterwards.
“Now we must concentrate on performing well as a team and I don’t think there’ll be any problem there. For me and the players it all ended on the day of the match. We’re focused on doing our jobs. There are lots of games still to play and we want to give it our best shot.”
Source: Inter.it
