«I wanted to go back to that magnificent speech from 54 years ago, when Cagliari won the scudetto. It was a wonderful party, everyone participated. And I wanted to thank those champions who brought so much enthusiasm and brotherhood to the island."
Claudio Ranieri thus opens the press conference at the "Crai Sport Center" in Assemini in view of Sunday's match in San Giovanni, celebrating the eternal champions of the rossoblù and in particular Gigi Riva ("Dedicating salvation to him is the least we can do"). Siro with Inter.
The most difficult match, probably. «We are talking about an opponent who has no weaknesses , a perfect machine who scored 75 goals and conceded only 15, only leaving the Champions League due to bad luck».
There's no point beating around the bush: « We'll have to play a perfect match, hoping that they don't do the same because, on paper, they are stronger than us. Let's fight. This is what I asked the team", reveals the Roman coach. "Beyond the result, we maintain our focus on the match also in view of the next few days." Also maintaining the right balance after the success against Atalanta. It is no coincidence that Ranieri quotes a poem by Kipling: «Both victory and defeat are two impostors, the real man must remain in the middle, always with the right balance».
