Redazione Goalsarea.com

1.45pm – At 2 pm the Biancoceleste coach Igor Tudor will present tomorrow evening’s match against Hellas Verona at the Stadio Olimpico in a press conference. Follow the live text on TUTTOmercatoWEB

2.00 pm – Igor Tudor’s press conference has begun

How did the team recover from the match against Juventus?
“Let’s see today, we did two days of training. We have a day of training to prepare for a super important race, it is the most difficult race because it closes a cycle of many races in a few days. We can’t make mistakes, all the points are important and tomorrow we need to score points.”

How are the injured?
“I have to evaluate the injured people today, some have recovered, others are halfway there, so we’ll see what today’s training tells us.”

What match are you expecting?
“Verona is a tough team and on track, tomorrow will be super difficult for us. For their position in the standings it is important, in Italy the matches are all difficult. Verona was an important stage for me like the others I have experienced in my career. In this job you grow step by step, I started coaching thirteen years ago and I have grown in all my adventures, since the beginning with the students of Hajduk Split”.

After a month in Lazio, what is the biggest difficulty and what satisfies you the most?
“There is no greater difficulty, the difficulties are always linked to the few days of training and the knowledge of the team which is still missing. The good thing is the disposition of the players, I found them all very willing to not make any mistakes. In this month Nothing went wrong in training.”

Were you surprised by the way the team played on Tuesday?
“No, not surprised. I don’t regret anything about this month, now I can’t say that we had a great game on Tuesday unlike the first victory over Juve. For me, the first victory is better between the two, achieved with 5-6 training sessions and without For me the first one was more difficult, but the important thing is always the path you are taking. We talk about tactics, about numbers, but the thing we need to work on every day is the mentality, from training to attitudes. match”.

Does Cristante’s goal reduce the hopes of fifth place?
“I didn’t see the match yesterday, right now all the points are important. We can’t influence the other matches, there’s no point thinking about it and losing energy. The energy must be spent on our team and our matches.”

Do you have any regrets about the first leg semi-final in Turin?
“I don’t agree on which match we played better, there are always regrets. I also regretted yesterday’s training, it’s always right to criticize and self-criticize. I’m aware of all the mistakes made this month, it helps me to improve understanding where we went wrong. It’s like the general in war, we always need to do an analysis and understand what happened, there are many things that affect performance and the result, the key is the time we use to grow.”

What room for improvement can Castellanos have? Can he play together with Immobile?
“You can see them together in a small moment of the match where you have to recover the result, sometimes more players who have goals in their legs help to score, but sometimes putting all the attackers doesn’t mean being more dangerous. Maybe if you haven’t worked on this solution you can’t be dangerous.”

Is Pellegrini behind his teammates? Can he play tomorrow?
“Pelle trains well, he’s been out with an injury and others have done well while he wasn’t there. He could play, he could not play, he has the same chances as everyone else.”

How do you see Zaccagni?
“Zaccagni can play as a wide forward, he can play as a winger. As a fifth player yes or no, he can struggle because he has to sacrifice a lot. He can also play behind the striker, for us he is an important player and we have missed him a lot. He has shown his importance in the years spent at Lazio, he can give us an important hand, he will play from the start, but he can come on from the bench.”

Is the team growing in terms of mentality?
“Everyone sees the mentality in a different way, the mentality is part of something that is even more important and we talk about values. Values ​​that a coach wants to convey, to which are added aggression, wickedness and the desire to always do something more. These values ​​are important not only in football but in all sports. Footballers are first and foremost men.”

Have you set the Champions League as your objective?
“I haven’t set any ranking objectives and neither has the club. The objective is to do well in all the matches, usually there are important differences between the teams, but at the end of the season the difference disappears. I know if it’s easier to face Verona who have to save themselves or a team fighting for Europe.”

Your opinion on Mandas?
“Mandas is doing well, I always say that when a goalkeeper doesn’t make mistakes that lead to you conceding goals he’s doing well. We chose to build slightly less from the bottom so as not to put him in difficulty and risk less, he always responded very well” .

How do you interpret the team’s racing data?
“The data must always be interpreted in the best possible way, there is the volume of running and then there are the individual duels. In our football there is much more duel, I think there is also more intensity than before, where there is it was more volume which is equally important.”

What did you like most tactically and what needs to be improved after a month in Lazio?
“It will take more time to talk about it, from a tactical point of view I liked everything, I liked the tactical interpretation of the team.”

Is there a chance to see Isaksen for a few more minutes?
“We will evaluate Felipe today, yesterday he ran in sneakers, he suffered a knock and he is a fundamental player for us. Isaksen trains very well, he is a player who is always focused and we will see him at work today.”

2.20pm – Igor Tudor’s press conference has ended

FROSINONE-SALERNITANA, Friday 26 April at 8.45pm
FROSINONE (3-4-2-1): Turati; Lirola, Romagnoli, Okoli; Zortea, Barrenechea, Mazzitelli, Valeri; Soulé, Brescianini; Cheddira
SALERNITANA (3-4-2-1): Costil; Pierozzi, Manolas, Fazio; Sambia, Coulibaly, Basic, Bradaric; Tchaouna, Vineyard; Ikwuemesi

LECCE-MONZA, Saturday 27 April at 3pm
LECCE (4-4-2): Falcon; Gendrey, Baschirotto, Pongracic, Gallo; Oudin, Rafia, Blin, Dorgu; Piccoli, Krstovic
MONZA (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Birindelli, Izzo, Pablo Marì, Andrea Carboni; Bondo, Gagliardini; Colpani, Pessina, Zerbin; Djuric

JUVENTUS-MILAN, Saturday 27 April at 6pm
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weah, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Cambiaso; Yildiz, Vlahovic
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Musah, Thiaw, Gabbia, Florenzi; Reijnders, Bennacer; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud

LAZIO-HELLAS VERONA, Saturday 27 April at 8.45pm
LAZIO (3-4-2-1): Mandas; Patric, Romagnoli, Casale; Hysaj, Guendouzi, Cataldi, Marusic; F.Anderson, Luis Alberto; Castellanos
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): Montipo; Centonze, Coppola, Magnani, Vinagre; Suslov, Serdar, Duda; Noslin, Bonazzoli, Lazovic

INTER-TORINO, Sunday 28 April at 12.30
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Thuram, Lautaro
TURIN (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Tameze, Good Morning, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ricci, Ilic, Vojvoda; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata

BOLOGNA-UDINESE, Sunday 28 April at 3pm
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Calafiori, Lucumì; Aebischer, Freuler; Orsolini, El Azzouzi, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee
UDINESE (3-5-2): Okoye; Nehuen Perez, Bijol, Kristensen; Ehizibue, Payero, Walace, Samardzic, Kamara; Pereyra, Lucca.

ATALANTA-EMPOLI, Sunday 28 April at 6pm
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Hateboer, De Roon, Pasalic, Bakker; De Ketelaere; Lookman, Toure
EMPOLI (3-4-2-1): Caprile; Bereszynski, Walukiewicz, Luperto; Gyasi, Grassi, Maleh, Pezzella; Fazzini, Cambiaghi; Niang

NAPLES-ROME, Sunday 28 April at 6pm
NAPLES (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
ROME (4-3-3): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Huijsen, Spinazzola; Bove, Cristante, Pellegrini; Dybala, Abraham, El Shaarawy

FIORENTINA-SASSUOLO, Sunday 28 April at 8.45pm
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi; Arthur, Duncan; Ikone, Beltran, Subtle; Kouame
SASSUOLO (4-2-3-1): Advice; Toljan, Erlic, Ferrari, Viti; Racic, Obiang; Defrel, Thorstvedt, Bajrami; Pinamonti

GENOA-CAGLIARI, Monday 29 April at 8.45pm
GENOA (3-4-1-2): Martinez; Vogliacco, De Winter, Vasquez; Sabelli, Frendrup, Badelj, Martin; Gudmundsson; Ekuban, Retegui
CAGLIARI (3-4-2-1): Scuffet, Mina, Dossena, Hatzidiakos, Nandez, Sulemana, Prati, Augello, Gaetano, Viola, Shomurodov

Has all this news regarding the upcoming Napoli had an impact on your performance? This is one of the questions asked at the press conference Francesco Calzonacoach of Naples that two days before the match against the Rome – match valid for the 34th matchday of Serie A – he responded like this: “No, no because we are professionals, they also pay us well to do this job and we do the job we would have liked to do as children. You talk about new players, about new coach, new director and everything else. It’s a time when things aren’t going well and we have to convince with these things, this news doesn’t bother me, nor that my job is being questioned. otherwise it’s too good when you just write that the coach and the players are good. I’m not bothered by this news, you can budget it when you start doing this job.”

Then in another passage he added: “The president also said that there are problems, if I’m not mistaken, something under construction didn’t go right. Those who arrived to replace important players like Lozano, Kim, Elmas then in the running, didn’t have much impact but It’s not even their fault because it’s a particular season. I expected to encounter fewer problems, but after 2-3 days I realized that there were more than expected.”

CLICK HERE for the full press conference Francesco Calzona.

Coach Luca Gotti has called up the following players for the Lecce-Monza match, 34th matchday of the Serie A TIM, scheduled for Saturday 27 April 2024 at 3:00 pm. Dermaku, Kaba, Ramadani and Banda are out. Here is the complete list:

Goalkeepers: Borbei, Brancolini, Falcone, Samooja
Defenders: Baschirotto, Dorgu, Gallo, Gendrey, Pongracic, Touba, Venuti
Midfielders: Berisha, Blin, Gonzalez, Oudin, Rafia
Attackers: Almqvist, Krstović, Piccoli, Pierotti, Sansone

🟡🔴 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞 by #LecceMonza 34th day of #ATIM Series scheduled for Saturday 27 April 2024 at 3:00 pm #avantilecce pic.twitter.com/dqm1xkkfNc

— US Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) April 26, 2024

After five seasons at Barcelona, Frenkie de Jong he could leave the Blaugrana. As reported by Sport, his performances were not what the management expected and his very high salary contributed to him being placed on the transfer list. The Dutchman, who is liked by many clubs, is the number one suspect for being the Catalans’ big summer transfer: the other two expendable profiles are those of Araujo and Raphinha.

(ANSA) – MILAN, APRIL 26 – The prefect of Milan, Claudio Sgaraglia, has ordered a ban on the administration and sale of alcoholic and spirit drinks, take-away sales in glass containers and cans both in fixed and mobile form, without prohibiting ordinary consumption with table service, on the occasion of Inter-Torino which will be played on Sunday at 12.30 at the Meazza stadium. At the end of the match there will be celebrations for the Nerazzurri team who won the Scudetto and it is “to ensure the peaceful progress of the sporting event and prevent possible disturbances to public order” that the ban has been placed which will be in force from 10am at 6pm in the San Siro area and surrounding areas; from 3pm to 9pm in the Corso Sempione and Arco della Pace area and from 4pm to 3am on 29 April in the Centro area (Piazza San Babila, Piazza Duomo, Piazza Cordusio, Largo Cairoli).

(HANDLE).

Towards the match against Roma, the Napoli coach Francesco Calzona at 1.00 pm he will speak in the conference room of the Konami Training Center in Castel Volturno to answer questions from the press. On Tuttomercatoweb.comas usual, the live text of the press conference.

1.00pm – The press conference begins

The manager communication Nicola Lombardo: “It’s not a pre-match press conference, we don’t do them anymore, we limit the conferences to under 100 during the year. The pre-match conferences are the only ones in which we have no obligations. This is a medium press conference deadline, there are 5 games left and Calzona wanted to talk to the journalists and the club is just happy about this.”

Complicated, heavy moment. Did he sense that there would be the long-awaited reaction?
“Up until now we had always created a lot by conceding, but the result in Empoli told us we also had offensive problems, I pointed this out to the boys who were very disheartened, but we have a duty to work on the pitch and try to improve and finish the game championship in the best way, we owe it to the city. Training went well, we started subdued but it was predictable, we grew, today I saw that the right enthusiasm has also returned. We have to take responsibility, that’s why I’m here, first and foremost I have to take it, then they go on the pitch and I hope that pride comes out, we play against a team with excellent condition, they are doing very well, they won yesterday too and I expect a great match for motivation and pride.”

There is still Champions League hope seeing the wasted opportunities.
“We threw away opportunities to get back into the important league table, but now we can’t make plans and we have to think game by game. Our future no longer depends on us, but also on our opponents and I asked the boys to think only about Roma and then we’ll see what comes out”:

To feel satisfied that Naples do you want to see on Sunday?
“I want to see the performance, both when in possession and when we are not, players who chase the opponents with anger, the thing that has been missing lately. I hope to see this, with the performance also come the results, I want to see character, desire to win the match.”

You talked about mental apathy, can two days of retreat help in this sense?
“No, two days of retreat are due because we need to be together as much as possible. It’s a choice agreed with the club, I agreed, being away from the family can make you realize that we are missing in Empoli in many ways of view, the retreat is just for being together, not punitive, but productive”.

Why does the defense have problems on high balls? What do you hear the fans say?
“It’s a problem of defending the goal, not of high balls, we also conceded low goals with balls put behind, see with Inter. We conceded goals one-on-one, like Djuric, with Cerri there were two of us but badly positioned It’s a question of positioning, but like in Milan there were no midfielders to cover and we work hard on this. We lack the desire to not concede goals, it doesn’t just depend on the defenders, but on the team. I have no words, I’m always present at away games, at home it’s always full, there’s no point in asking the fans to support us, we have to push them to support us, we’re the ones who unleash their desire below performance as we are doing, it bothers me a lot.”

In the case of EL or Conference, would you feel satisfied with your job?
“In my opinion it is wrong to make the comparison with Napoli last year, let’s think about Napoli this year. I never say it, but the data that tells us that we have improved many things, with the ball at our feet, but many, many, we play more balls in the area, possession but sometimes sterile, but a lot of numbers, I don’t like to talk about it but I rely a lot on the numbers, the problem is the goals conceded but at the end of the year I judge my work since I arrived and based on what he did this year, not with last year otherwise it would all be a failure. I will compare my management at the end of the year and I will have no problem saying so publicly if I have done badly.”

Structural problems too?
“The president also said that there are problems, if I’m not mistaken, something under construction didn’t go right. Those who arrived to replace important players like Lozano, Kim, Elmas then in the running, didn’t have much impact but It’s not even their fault because it’s a particular season. I expected to encounter fewer problems, but after 2-3 days I realized that there were more than expected.”

You and the club have taken responsibility, should the locker room also take it after your words?
“Everyone, the players cannot help but hold themselves responsible, they will be on the pitch in the end. I make the choices based on what I see during the week, I feel that there are players sacrificed, but apart from three, Mazzocchi, Dendoncker and Natan the rest had space, more than we think, so they must feel responsible and they had the space to show off. I tell them every day that we are the first ones responsible, me and them, the club was close to me. the president himself, he has never had a negative impact, he takes an interest every day, he is very nice, polite and respectful towards me, he asks me many things, but it is normal for a head of a company”.

Has talking about the future had an impact?
“No, we are professionals, they also pay us well to do this, what we wanted to do as children, but there are also negative sides and in times of difficulty we talk about new players, directors, coaches, but it’s your job. It’s a moment in which things are not going and we have to live with it, the news I hear doesn’t bother me at all, it’s normal, the work must be questioned and the same for the players, if you don’t perform it’s normal for the club to take measures for the next season”.

You talked about lack of desire, of not being a team, do you see the team motivated?
“In Empoli I saw a lack of desire to win, we didn’t have a shot on target, we conceded two chances and it surprised me because it was the first time, with Frosinone we had created a lot by missing chances in the area, until Empoli I hadn’t had this feeling of lack of desire. From Empoli yes, before instead the lack of not conceding goals is not a question of tactics, but of attention, desire to go beyond the mistake and make a run not foreseen in training to recover the ball and save the game. team. We miss this, I never see the extra run-up, it’s not an excuse but I didn’t think there were any problems up to this point in this troubled season, but it doesn’t mean ending with this trend, we have to react, I’m not in it and I’m there. ‘I told the boys.’

Why is there a lack of pressure up front and the departments don’t shorten, so it’s easy for the opponents to move up?
“When we lose the ball we struggle to get back into shape and get back in front of the ball, it’s the worst thing, we’re missing a pass, but there must be a perception of the danger, getting back immediately behind the line of the ball. As a mentality I always ask to defend forward, but in some moments you don’t do it, maybe you’re spending too much, you can create density, but not in our half of the pitch. I showed the team some images in which without Osimhen who was out with 10 men they made an excellent density, but in the last few. games instead… with 11 against 11 we don’t perceive the danger. Why do we do it well with 10, with the opponents never verticalising, and not with 11?

What are the pitfalls of the game?
“Many, De Rossi’s management beyond the points leads them to score a lot, they have great physicality, they are strong on inactive balls, there are many things to worry about. But if we play as Napoli we also have our weapons. They they verticalize very centrally, we have to avoid letting this blessed ball pass inside us, it could become fatal, they also won yesterday in a few minutes, they have important objectives, it’s a difficult match but now we have to find ourselves beyond the opponent. and get out of this situation!”

1.30pm – The press conference ends

Championship eve for Sampdoria. After the point obtained between Sudtirol and Spezia, the Blucerchiati will take the field against Como. In view of the “Ferraris” match the coach Andrea Pirlo he commented in the press room:

Como is coming, what match will it be?
“It’s a good match to play. We’re facing a team that’s doing well and has the goal of going to Serie A directly but we have the goal of going to the playoffs. The stakes are important. Como is making a important journey, they have changed the coach and the way of playing with many quality players but we must not be afraid because we are Sampdoria, we play at home and we have a great crowd on our side.”

A race that will characterize the season finale?
“It’s not inside or outside but the result will weigh. There are four games, it’s not decisive but important for both because at the moment the points weigh a lot.”

TMW – How is the team after the intestinal virus he had last week?
“We have recovered from this intestinal virus and we have recovered Benedetti, who is also available. We lost Barreca but we had a week of work where we pushed and must raise the level. We are ready to fight against Como, sacrifices will be needed”.

TMW – Feelings about Barreca’s situation?
“We have no news yet, today we will know more.”

How are Pedrola and Esposito?
“They’re fine, they had the opportunity to work more than the others. Coming from five months of inactivity, for Pedrola, it takes time to start him off and push for 90 minutes. Now he’s calm. Esposito has trained well.”

Who is Sampdoria? Those of the last two races or those of the string of four victories in a row?
“We are a team that has been fluctuating but with a very specific spirit. We haven’t played very well in these two matches. Now we have to recover from two matches that were not up to par. We know who we are and the qualities we have. Tomorrow we will want to win the match”.

Does this Sampdoria deserve to go to the playoffs?
“We have to deserve it. If we go there it’s because we deserved it, otherwise it will be our fault. We have this desire, we have always remained focused on this.”

There are several criticisms against you on social media.
“It’s normal if you win you’re good, if you lose you’re not. There are 60 million coaches, not everyone can do it. When you’re at the stadium or in front of the TV it’s easy to talk then you have to be here every day and work. criticism has never influenced me also because I continue to work with my head”.

Como scored a lot from set pieces.
“They scored several goals from set pieces, we’ll try them again today. They defend in a way more similar to ours. We studied them during the week.”

TMW – A point in Spezia after a match not played well, how much can it help for confidence?
“When you bring home a positive result from a difficult pitch it’s always important. We played a game of sacrifice, we took risks a few times but when you bring home a point that perhaps wasn’t deserved it gives you a bit of confidence. We analyzed the match , but now we move forward because the past doesn’t count.”

Piccini can play in defense.
“Piccini trained without problems, I have the choice.”

Didn’t Facundo play by technical choice like Verre?
“All technical choices, I don’t look at other things. I do my job based on what I can do in the matches. In these matches I preferred to let Murru play.”

Eight home defeats.
“Even we can’t understand this. If we lost so many games there were reasons that didn’t lead us to victory. It’s no longer a mental issue, now we’re calm and we have an extra push when we play at home. We hope to get three points again at Marassi

Como had changed coach after a victory.
“In the end they were right. They are second in the standings, they saw something was wrong and in the end they were right.”

You will find Fabregas again.
“We have met more than once and we will meet again tomorrow.”

Are you already working towards the playoffs?
“We are working to finish these four matches in the best possible way. The work was planned to reach an extra gear in this period. Now this is the time to push.”

Interviewed by colleagues from Radio Firenzeviola, Antonio Di Gennaro commented on the moment of the Viola team coached by Vincenzo Italiano at the end of the season: “If you give Atalanta the pitch, they will kill you. They have the best Italian coach at the moment, it is normal that you can pay against a team that has inserted all the strikers and offensive players available.

The Viola lack real players, when Arthur, Nico, Milenkovic are absent, Fiorentina faces these results. And he had also adjusted it to 2-1, then he conceded those goals. But the mentality is right, the lack of concreteness in these races weighs heavily. Then 4-1 becomes a heavy result, Lookman was left too much of the pitch.”

At the end of the match, would he have defended the choice of the throw-in, as Italiano did?
“A mentality that he has. In difficult moments the new generation of coaches is not used to doing anything else. But there are moments during the match that can be managed differently. They are the philosophies of a coach who remains like this until the end. However, there is still the Conference and the championship which offers other places for the European cups. It is up to Italiano to keep the team calm, because there are still two objectives to achieve

There Irish Football Association extended the mandate of John O’Shea as interim coach of the men’s national team also for the two friendly matches in June against Hungary and Portugal. His assistants Paddy McCarthy and Glenn Whelan and goalkeeping coach Rene Gilmartin have also been confirmed. Technical advisor Brian Kerr will not join the team for the June friendlies due to prior commitments.

John O’Shea commented on the news: “I’m looking forward to continuing as interim manager for two big games in June against Hungary and Portugal. Both games represent big challenges, but I was really happy with what I saw from the players in both the games in March and we’ll try to build on some of those positives in June, but also get that win that I thought he deserved before I’ve been in contact with Marc Canham since the March games and last week he asked me to step in again and, how I said before, it’s always an honor to represent our country, so happy to continue as interim head coach for June Work will start straight away, also good to confirm that the technical and performance team will remain for the June games, which is excellent for continuity with the players and staff.”