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Cagliari coach Davide Nicola spoke at a press conference at the end of the 2-1 loss to Venezia.

After the narrow defeats against Fiorentina and Atalanta, and the harsh elimination from the Italian Cup at the hands of Juventus, Cagliari also loses to Venice. The final result is 2-1, with goals from Zampano, Sverko, and Pavoletti. The Sardinians remain in third-to-last place with 14 points and see the Venetians approaching, now at -1. And in the next league match at Unipol Domus, Inter will arrive.

Venice-Cagliari, Nicola’s post-match words

Cagliari coach Davide Nicola analyzed the setback in a press conference: “Aside from 15 minutes, we played a great game, we entered the second half nervous because of the first-half performance. In the first half, we made very few mistakes. But those few need to be eliminated, this needs to be accepted, but I don’t want to raise the weight of these responsibilities too much because it risks taking away serenity.”

Could more have been done?
“You can always do more when you concede, just as in attack when you don’t score. Seeing everything positively when you win is a mistake, just as when you lose you can’t see everything negatively. We know perfectly well where we need to improve, the aspect of scoring is the most important.”

The team’s identity
“We have a clear identity, starting a game is always like being in a tactical score, then depending on how it goes, it changes. Sometimes we have used more forwards together, today we gave an order to the game, but then I repeat: we were nervous in the second half for conceding that goal. In the first half, we didn’t give anything away except the goal, in the second half, we gave a little more away.”

Ahead of the upcoming direct clashes
“I think Venice today collected something they deserved in other games. You can’t do this job while being worried, it must be done convincingly and without ever giving up. I am certain that these boys will improve more and more.”

What needs to be improved?
“The detail that needs improvement is understanding that every action can have a dangerous outcome. Dealing with a potential danger already raises the antennas, and in this we lack a bit. Cagliari didn’t just do this type of first half against Venice. Why can they do it even against superior teams? It means that the identity is there, but there is also room for improvement.”

Mina’s condition and the market
“Mina came out due to discomfort in his calf. About the market, I never hide, but talking about it now after a defeat against Venice means not keeping up with everything we are doing. I am focused on what needs to be improved. When the time comes to do it, we will. Compared to last year, we have two fewer players, Oristanio and Shomurodov, but I am happy with who I have. Let’s finish the first round and then we will see.”