Saturday at 3 pm in the Lazio-Sampdoria field
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"With so many defections, I think making turnover is difficult. We are happy to face the best team in the world on Tuesday (Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, ed) but my thoughts go to Sampdoria."
Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi said this on the eve of the match against Sampdoria at the Olimpico.
Biancocelesti in emergency in defense due to the disqualification of Hoedt and the forced absence of Radu for yesterday's inguinal hernia operation.
"We have defections but we have gotten used to it over the years - explained Inzaghi - We will try to make a virtue of necessity: there is Musacchio, there is Parolo who has played us several times in that role. It is a year in which we are often in defense in an emergency. The desire and aggression that the boys will put on the field will count ".
"Tomorrow - added Inzaghi to the Lazio Style Channel microphones - it will be a very, very complicated match, against a healthy opponent, with a coach (Claudio Ranieri, ed) among the best in circulation with great experience and who will do everything. to create problems like in the first leg. Our streak of 6 consecutive victories was interrupted in Milan, where we deserved more. We had an excellent match but seasoned with errors and episodes.
Ranieri, serves Samp perfect to score points with Lazio
- In Rome for the final exams where you have not won with Lazio for 16 years but also to show that eighth place can be a concrete goal for Sampdoria.
But Claudio Ranieri warns: "The perfect match will be needed to snatch points from Lazio".
To the official channels of Sampdoria Ranieri says that Saturday at the Olimpico will be very tough because "we will find a team that has been fighting for important goals for years. It is a beautiful team, square and plays well" continues the Dorian coach who applauds Simone Inzaghi.
"He's doing an amazing job."
And on Ciro Immobile he adds: "An immense player".
Finally he also talks about Luis Alberto and Milinkovic-Savic: "They are two truly extraordinary midfielder".
"The first leg match is no longer valid, we know that we will face a great team. Inzaghi is doing an incredible job and, despite some absence, he can count on a staff of the highest order. For our part we are growing, we have suffered and won with Fiorentina and we know that we will have to fight for every ball ".