Football: Ranieri and Napoli find themselves with Mazzarri

Cagliari, December 14 – Cagliari travel to Napoli on Saturday. As for Claudio Ranieri, he is challenged as a former player in a place that has remained in his heart: “A wonderful city, with incredible fans – said the Cagliari coach in the press conference the day before -. I had a great time and I still have many friends. I can only speak highly of Good for Naples and the Neapolitans.” However, Mazzarri is also a former Cagliari player, both as a player and as a coach: “I’m happy for him – said Ranieri – because he is back in the city where he performed very well. With him Napoli are rediscovering the old way of playing. It is no coincidence that they are Italian champions, Napoli “Strong team and great champions. Even those on the outside are beginners.” A team to fear: “I’m afraid of the way they look, they know each other, they smell each other, they know how to find those combinations at a thousand miles an hour. They have strong, decisive players who can decide the game at any moment. Obviously, to face an opponent like “That said, we’re going to have to have a great race.” Perhaps like what happened thirty years ago with newly promoted Cagliari winning in Naples. With Ranieri on the Rossoblu bench: “Of course I remember that, even in that match Napoli had the Italian League title on their shirt. Let’s hope it turns out well.” But Ranieri aims above all not to repeat the mistakes of the match against Sassuolo: “Every match is a story in itself – concluded the Sardinia coach – but that match should invite us to get into the match immediately. We must be more focused in the first minutes.”