First home defeat for Claudio Ranieri since returning to coach Cagliari. After the 0-2 draw against Inter ( HERE THE REPORT ), the rossoblù coach gives an opinion of the match: «The first half is clearly in their hands. In the second they took over the management of the match, we had some flare-ups. Good for us as the boys got to know Serie A, every tackle and tackle of a physical team that will fight to win the championship. We knew the movements they were making but we weren't able to stop them: when you have a team against you that is much stronger than yours, you need to know how to recognize them».
The attitude. Ranieri finds something good from Cagliari's performance tonight, despite the defeat: «This team has a great character, a clear sense of responsibility. I said they can beat us but we mustn't be defeated, we met Serie A against a team that made the Champions League final. We tried to fix it, but we couldn't do it in the first half. At the interval I said not to lose faith and awareness, we tried to play our game».
The certainty. Ranieri has no doubts about his coaching experience and his team's season: «My career will stop as club teams in Cagliari, it seems nice to have started and finished here. If a national team arrives that I like, I'll go, otherwise I'll stop. Honestly, I wouldn't have gone to Saudi Arabia: I still like having stimuli other than money. As far as Cagliari is concerned, we will do our best to make the president, the fans and everyone happy. Market? I am satisfied, we are closing all standing operations. If Petagna were to come, it would be to fight and, perhaps, win back the national team».
