A big step backwards. That's the one taken by Cagliari, who after seven points in the previous three matchdays lost 2-0 to Torino . "Tonight the boys gave it their all as usual, but objectively we were a little more tired," admits Davide Nicola. "In these three matches we spent a lot of mental and physical energy. Tonight we didn't have the right level of energy, we couldn't be aggressive and with the right clarity. We need a three-day break to recover our energy and prepare for the next one."
For Nicola it is a bad evening due to the few resources: «Today we were tired, it can happen», adds the coach. Who made four changes at the same time, this time without having results like against Lecce: « At the moment we do not even have many alternatives . I remember that Luvumbo has been absent for a while, on the wings Felici and Zortea like Zappa himself and many others are playing really a lot, it is normal that after some games in which you have spent a lot, replaying after five days does not give you the right energy to oppose a combative team like Torino».
Nicola does not condemn Cagliari: « I do not want to criticize my players, I know they gave everything but they did not have the right strength », the comment. « It can happen, in a championship like this. When we were at our lowest it was difficult to restart, the team in general felt a bit of the great effort made in the previous three. To compete you always have to be at your best mentally and physically, we have to recover and prepare for the next match ». Which will be in ten days, against Lazio at home.
Among the many players who did not make an impact in Torino-Cagliari is Gianluca Gaetano: « He had two aggressive players in front of him, it was not easy to collect the ball . When it's like that you have to keep up physically and play the ball quickly».