In their league debut at their new home in Barisardo, Costa Orientale Sarda lost the derby against Monastir 2-1. Seven days earlier, COS had won the derby in a Coppa Italia match. Coach Francesco Loi isn't looking for excuses, but the disappointment remains.
Loi, what remains of this debut?
"It's disappointing for a low-level performance. It's disappointing: incidents made the difference, Monastir were better at finishing. It was still a good match."
In the Italian Cup, seven days earlier, things had gone differently.
The league is a different story; points are important, and the heat was still high. In the Cup, we scored from a penalty, but on Sunday, we missed the one that could have given us the lead; in addition to hitting the crossbar, we hit the woodwork again and didn't score on the rebound, while they hit the post and scored on the rebound. In short, the incidents condemned us. We have a lot to complain about, but they made a great impression on me.
He changed seven elevenths compared to the Cup, without losing quality.
"It means it's an important group, made up of players who follow. We've changed players and will use the two competitions to utilize the entire squad, but the way we play and the concepts haven't changed."
Martins, the only scorer in official matches, scored again as a substitute.
"A player coming from the Eccellenza league who is slowly getting into shape, settling into the category. Dimitrijevic, who also played in the Eccellenza league last year, and Cargiolli, who is experienced in the category, also made their debuts: they're doing well. We have a good level."
What did he say to his players at the final whistle?
I never say anything after the match. I congratulated the opponent: a top-class team, led by a skilled coach I know very well, having coached him. We'll analyze the match for what it's worth: there were many positives in the way we played, but the result weighs heavily and shouldn't be underestimated. It takes time, we know it's a new beginning and we've changed a lot: with patience and hard work, we'll try to achieve our goal, which is to stay in the division.
Angheleddu spoke very highly of Cos.
"The compliments are nice: there is mutual respect and esteem."
The away match in Anzio on Sunday.
"A notoriously tough venue. There are so many unknowns right now, the teams have changed: it will be a tough match, like all the remaining ones."
