Genoa – Sampdoria e Andrea Pirlo I am experiencing an already decisive moment in the Blucerchiati’s season: tomorrow’s match (Saturday 4 November) at Marassi against Palermo (4.15pm) is a “no mistake”.
“The climate is that of a team experiencing a difficult moment – says Pirlo on the eve of the match – but we already knew it before Salerno, it’s not that the defeat in the Italian Cup changed the situations, we knew we were facing an Serie A team using players who have played little and needed to show off. After the match we got to work, the most important match is tomorrow, we knew it already after Sudtirol”.
The coach is disqualified after Bolzano’s expulsion, his deputy, Roberto Baronio, will be on the bench: “It’s sad not to be there – explains Pirlo – for me it’s the first time, but whether I’m there or someone else is there, the objective is the same: we have to get a result”
Sampdoria has been in early training camp since Thursday evening and the owner is with the team Matteo Manfredi: “The ownership has always been present – assures the coach – yesterday even more so, we were pleased that he came to visit us, he spoke with the team, the staff, the medical department to get an overall picture as is done in all football club but in a delicate moment it is nice to have the esteem and presence of the owners.”
The knockouts of Bolzano and Salerno have brought to light rumors of possible changes on the bench in the event of a negative result against Palermo. Pirlo explains how he experiences the moment: “For me this match is important as it is for the whole team, I am part of Sampdoria, if Sampdoria wins I win, if I win Sampdoria wins, the moment is delicate for both of us, not it’s Pirlo here, Pirlo there but we only talk about the team and Sampdoria, this is the main objective for everyone. The public has never let us lack support but we will also have to be the ones to drag them along.”
Tomorrow there will be a Palermo team in full battle for the win A league: “Team built for this – observes Pirlo and they spent a lot in the summer with the clear objective of moving up, they are an excellent team but we are not afraid of anyone, we too are going to play our game we are a team of great values and little by little we try to show the qualities we have. We will play openly because the chances of winning the match are there, there is great tranquility in the players’ heads but there must also be great awareness that this is a fundamental match.”
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