“We’re happy, a really good match played well. For us these are tests, exams. We want these matches, difficult opponents to raise our level. I’m happy, congratulations to the team and congratulations to everyone.” Words and thoughts of Marco Baronicoach of Lazio who spoke to ‘DAZN’ at the end of the match won 1-0 at the Maradona stadium against Naples.
When did you realize you had a very competitive team?
“Right away, the boys immediately gave us great availability. We feed ourselves, it’s a group that works and has culture. The first comparison we have to make with ourselves, these matches raise our level but the first challenge is with us. ranking is clear, these are teams built to win and we want to do well and we want to do it through play. We got a little nervous in the last 15 minutes of the first half, this team has to play and we always work to grow and play these teams. matches that are beautiful.”
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You left those who scored a hat-trick during the week on the bench. Didn’t you sleep there?
“Noslin is a boy who has to grow and make his own journey, in three days we go to Amsterdam for an important, fundamental match. When I say that I don’t want to talk about reserves it’s for this reason: I see them during the week and they all give me great difficulty, everyone is working in the same direction. Today, for example, Dele-Bashiru played a great match, it was his first important match and that said, the team must maintain humility because this is a long journey.”
What is your goal?
“Our goal is to improve our work and meet these matches, when they arrive we are happy. They are matches that raise our level, give us depth. These are the matches we want. Then we’ll see, I know that I have a strong team, that plays , but I also know very well that we have to stick to the work. It’s hard to go up and it takes a moment to go down: I know the championship very well, the teams that are at the top, and we have to face them with this attitude. And then in the end we’ll see …”