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23.10 – Torino overwhelms Milan 3-1 and can still dream of Europe: Zapata, Ilic and Rodriguez launch the sprint, Bennacer’s penalty scares the Granata for only a few minutes. The last 90 minutes in Bergamo will be fundamental, but good news will also be needed from Fiorentina’s Conference final. Soon, from the conference room of the Olimpico Grande Torino stadium, the coach Ivan Juric will comment on the victory. Follow the live text on Tuttomercatoweb.com.
11.33pm – Juric’s press conference begins
It’s now known that you’re going, don’t you have any regrets?
“It’s a matter of pride, maybe we’ll continue to grow… The boys have been fantastic from the start, we’ve raised them not only in terms of football. Life goes on. Now Philadelphia is a nice place to train, we work at very high levels also with the doctors. We did wonderful things, I appreciated it in the slightest. I enjoyed it with the boys, less with everything else. We prepare well for the last one, it’s a final and I know that Gasp doesn’t care at all. We’ll see what he does too Fiorentina, let’s hope that Toro arrives in Europe”
How much strength does this performance give?
“I didn’t even think about having Buongiorno, he took a big risk playing today. We are missing a lot of players due to serious injuries and you can’t make rotations, they are giving their all. After the 3-0 we had a ten minute drop, but we brought it home without any major errors”
Is there any regret for the protest in Cairo?
“Yes. You hear this and it weighs about ten points, you see a lot of negativity because there is this clash and after Bologna I was disappointed by the booing. When I look at the improvements of my boys, you have to enjoy them. Whistling is not forbidden , but you have to live it well. It wasn’t like that. I arrived in a desperate situation and there was a clash, after three fantastic years we are ahead of Napoli and Fiorentina.”
Where are you going next year?
“I don’t know. I was only thinking about Toro, the important thing is to find the emotions. In Italy? I really don’t know, we’ll see”
What does the company need to grow on?
“Things are being done, perhaps not as much as we would like or as the fans would like. It’s not easy, it’s also an economic and sports center issue. Progress is being made, now after three years there are foundations of absolute value: there were many problems, now there are about ten players with a technical or economic future to reinvest. It’s time to make the right choices, maybe the bar will be raised.”
On the fans
“The team cannot be booed after Bologna. I love the Toro fans, I really do: it’s a club with an enormous history, perhaps the mistake is not having conveyed this value. Sometimes, however, the feeling of incompleteness is created: for today’s economic world, the left side is a great result. After Bologna you can’t insult them, it bothered me a lot. Today was beautiful, the president is also important. We need to convey the values and maybe bring the museum closer, yes he can create crazy stuff. I haven’t enjoyed these three years very much, I hope that this Toro can grow even more and go up even further. I also went to the brothel after Frosinone because we sucked, but in other situations we should drag on more. I would like more love from everyone”
A reflection on Rodriguez
“I have a special relationship: it shouldn’t have stayed because they told me it wasn’t like Toro, then I met him and found a professional of very high levels. He does slightly different workouts and takes great care of his body, we did three years fantastic. The goal? He’s never scored a goal for me, I dreamed he would do it in the derby and I asked him about it many times (laughs, ed.)”
Do you have any market regrets?
“No, it’s more the regret of having trusted someone. I’ve always had professional relationships with the company, I’ve never had any problems and they’ve given me freedom to work. I can’t say a word against the company”
11.48pm – Juric’s press conference ends