Hellas Verona, Marco Baroni doesn’t skirt around it: ‘We need points’
The words of Marco Baroni ahead of Verona-Empoli
On the eve of Verona-Empoli, a delicate match in the fight for salvation scheduled to take place at the Bentegodi on Saturday, January 13 (kickoff: 6 p.m.), the Gialloblù coach Baroni did not talk about the market nor about the protest of the Curva Sud, the heart of the Gialloblù fans. The Curva called Veronese fans to appear in front of the clubhouse to ask President Maurizio Setti about the current company situation in the face of the hasty disposals of players such as Hien to Atalanta and Terraciano to AC Milan. But other footballers could take the same route (Faraoni? Hongla? Ngonge? Djuric).
Empoli, in the standings, è in the penultimate place with 13 points, one less than the third-last Verona and Cagliari.Andreazzoli’s Tuscans, like the Scaligeri, ready to take advantage of every opportunity and also make up for the defeat of the’first leg. "We will have to take the field with the same attitude we had against Fiorentina and Inter. We are in a delicate situation of the standings and we have vital need to score points" said the coach of the scaligeri ahead of the salvation clash with Empoli.
Two missed penalties this year: in Florence at the start of the game with Djuric, in Milan against Inter by Henry in the 100’ minute on 2 to 1 for the leading team, thus graduating themselves as winter champions. So much so as to question whether or not there is a designated penalty taker in the’Hellas. "At San Siro, 100' the penalty taker could have been Duda, but Henry in training, when he kicks, è incredible. On Saturday he felt confident and decided to kick him. Penalties were also missed by Maradona, so it can happen to miss it" added the former Lecce coach regarding the thrilling end of the match against Inter.
In conclusion, Marco Baroni shed light on Dawidowicz and Saponara's condition: "Pawel è re-established, while on Riccardo we will see after the finishing session if he will be able to play from the start or in the match. He has only had three training sessions, so we should not take any risks".
