Sarri after Lazio-Porto: ‘Penalties decide the games, no joking’

“The feeling from the referee’s field is the right one: it’s the striker looking for Milinkovic’s leg.” Maurizio Sarri has not forgotten the episode that according to him decided Lazio-Porto, the penalty for the Portuguese that Taremi transformed into the momentary 1-1 at 31 ‘. A decision that the Biancoceleste coach did not like: “The freeze frame says that there is contact, but the referee must take command of the operations. Penalties decide the matches, you can’t joke “.

silver lining

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Of the elimination from the Europa League, Sarri prefers to look at the positive aspect. “We knew we were going to face a strong team, but in these two games we gave the feeling of being able to stay there and also think about qualification – explains the coach -. Let’s take the positive aspect, the spirit of this team that seems to be growing rapidly and a few more days a week to be able to train. I have the feeling that we have now become a group, with goals for everyone and everyone ready to fight for the goals. Now let’s think about Napoli in three days, let’s try to get there ready on a mental and nervous level “.

luis alberto

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Luis Alberto also prefers to focus on the positive side: “When we play like this we can play it equally against every team – says the Spaniard -. I’m pissed off with myself, I can’t miss so many occasions. I’m sorry for not giving qualification to our fans and this team. On Sunday we have a very important game which I think will say a lot about our championship. We will recover Zaccagni, Pedro played practically at 50% and it is also difficult with the injuries we have had in recent weeks. I’m sure we can do well ”.