The former rossoblù striker Lulu Oliveira gave an interview to Sports Courier commenting on the start of the season his beloved Cagliari: “We earned a nice draw against Roma. A deserved point by playing well and we could have even won. The first impact with the championship was fantastic. Now we have to continue like this. The guarantee is the coach, Giulini made an excellent choice. Nicola is a great motivator and is capable of stimulating not only twelve or thirteen starters, but the entire squad. This explains why, when he was called by teams in serious difficulty like Salernitana and Empoli, he saved them. I have no doubt that he can do well even with a team taken at the beginning of the season. If someone knows how to coach, he always knows how to coach”.
On the next match against the newly promoted Como Oliveira, also a former player of the Como team, added: “Como represented a relaunch for me. I was coming off a bad year at Bologna, they said I was finished. I had to speak three times with president Preziosi to convince him. He certainly didn’t regret hiring me. Monday will be tough for us, but after seeing the team against Roma I’m confident”. Finally, an illustrious comparison with the striker Zito Luvumbo: “He reminds me a bit, fast, technical, always on the move. I like him a lot, also for his ability to put dangerous balls into the middle of the area”.