Four defeats may be enough. The Turin by Mr. Vanoli this evening he finally managed to savor the taste of success again, a taste that had been missing since 20th September on the occasion of the 3-2 away win against Verona. From then on, only knockouts: 1-2 with Empoli in the Italian Cup and then 2-3 with Lazio, 3-2 with Inter at San Siro and 3-2 with Cagliari in Sardinia. Until the flash of the 19-year-old Njie, who ten minutes after entering the pitch unwrapped Braunoder’s gift and scored the match goal (his first as a professional). It’s a shame for Fabregas and his team, punished excessively after another strong performance and forced to surrender only in the face of the saves of a superlative Milinkovic-Savic in the final.
Mister Paolo Vanoli’s analysis in the press conference
“It was the performance I was looking for: characterful and like a Bull, it’s a victory like a Bull. We had delivered great performances with mixed results, but I missed seeing this characteristic. It must be a lesson, when you have to win at all costs you also get tremors … It bothered me, I even said before the match that I wanted this performance.”
Mister Cesc Fabregas’ analysis in the press conference
“We are a family more than ever. Football is like this, now it is important to show that we are a family that is growing. This is the message to learn: football is not fair, we deserved so much more. Only Juve was stronger of us, in the others we would have deserved much more. It was a game to win, I saw Toro this year and there was the feeling that they had great respect for us. I know all the Granata players, but today he struck me as the my Como played. I feel sorry for these guys because they do a lot, but as a coach I can only thank them for their performance: the people are proud of us, we don’t lower our heads.”