“It is our duty to believe in a positive result and sometimes great victories come from the most difficult situations,” said the Giallorossi Coach.
The odds are very much against them going into the Stadio Friuli, as Francesco Totti, Simone Perrotta, Christian Panucci and Daniele De Rossi are suspended, while Ivan Pelizzoli, Carlo Zotti, Traianos Dellas and Philippe Mexes are sidelined. Abel Xavier has also stayed behind on compassionate leave due to his father’s illness.
“Antonio Cassano has just recovered from a sprained ankle and hasn’t really trained this week, so we have to see what condition he is in. Leandro Cufre also has a tendon problem and we’ll only decide at the last minute whether or not he can play.”