Sean Sogliano peremptory on Simone Verdi: “He had to leave.”

Sean Sogliano peremptory on Simone Verdi

Sean Sogliano, the sporting director of Hellas Verona, third in the standings and five points behind fourth-last-placed Spezia, explained in a press conference the critical situation in which the Gialloblù find themselves. A few days before the match against Sampdoria in Genoa on Sunday at 12:30 pm. “It is a particular championship,” said the manager, “the beginning of the season was negative, and this year several teams, which like us have the goal of saving themselves, have scored a lot of points in the first half of the season. It is difficult to understand what can happen now: every week there are different predictions. There are still 12 games left, a third of the championship, I think it’s not easy today to understand if some teams can give up or not, but in any case we are more tied to the points we have to make.” On Sunday, another final, in Genoa, against Sampdoria, which is second-to-last in the standings, and probably on their last legs against the yellow-blues.

“It will be a very difficult challenge, in a stadium where the field factor exists, but I am sure our fans will help us. In the break then we will perhaps have a chance to recover, but in these days we do not have time for that. The coach will have to choose the most ready eleven possible, players who have the will and mental energy to face such a match.” On the returns of Djuric and Verdi. “With Verdi I was clear: he had to leave because in these months spent at Verona he expected different things, and probably so did we. If the coach decided to let him play as a starter last Sunday, it is because he showed so much during the week, he earned that jersey. We are happy that he scored against Monza, he can give us a hand in the next games.”