“Going to the Olimpico always puts extra pressure. We want to go there with courage, playing as we did in Naples, Turin and at San Siro against Inter. This must always be our identity: going and trying to win every match” . He spoke like this Cesc FabregasComo coach, on the eve of the match against Lazio: “How did these days of training camp in Marbella go? The boys are well, these were six days of good work with great conditions both in terms of the quality of the pitch and We have worked on many things to continue to grow, we are at an important moment in the season where we are already seeing very positive things. We must continue like this.”
Butez and Diao also joined Marbella, how did you find them and will they already be available for tomorrow’s match at the Olimpico?
“They arrived two days ago and trained with the team in the retreat. Tomorrow they will be available but we will see if they will play from the start or start from the bench. Butez and Diao are two players in whom we believe a lot and who we analyzed very carefully before signing them. Diao is very young, 19 years old, and has already had a good career at Betis which is a team of great prestige and quality in Spain and we believe that he can be the present and the future for the club. Butez is an expert player, he is 29 years old with experience at a high level, he has made the Champions League and won championships in Belgium. We are very satisfied with his arrival, confident that he will make a significant contribution to our department.”
The coach from Como also analyzes the type of match he expects tomorrow evening against Lazio. Playing at the Olimpico always gives a certain extra pressure and it will be tough but we want to go there with courage and personality and play like we did in Naples, Turin and at San Siro against Inter. We always have to go on the pitch and play with our identity to try to win the match and then we will see what the result will be. With Lazio it will be a game of possession and transition, in Serie A many teams play low, creating space to counterattack. Lazio and Fiorentina are the two teams I identify with the most.”
Are we unavailable for tomorrow evening? Sergi Roberto can’t make it for this match, he hasn’t recovered after Lecce yet. Maxi Perrone has started partial training and after the 11th he will start working with the team, he is practically at the top and this is great, good news. Obviously Goldaniga is out due to suspension.”