It’s the Derby della Lanterna tonight and Sinisa Mihajlovic quoted Che Guevara. “We’ll pay any price to keep the flag flying high.”
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.
It’s the Derby della Lanterna tonight and Sinisa Mihajlovic quoted Che Guevara. “We’ll pay any price to keep the flag flying high.”
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.
The Sampdoria” data-scaytid=”11″>Sampdoria Coach has made a habit of using famous quotations in his Press conferences this season, from JFK to Dante and even Robin Williams.
“As Che Guevara said, we must pay any price to keep the flag flying high,” said Mihajlovic this weekend.
“I am certain that, regardless of the result, we will keep that flag raised. This game is not only important because it’s a derby, but we can also climb the table and face the next challenges with a free spirit.
“As Rudi Garcia said in Rome, you don’t play derbies, you win them. As another friend of mine says, football is beautiful when you’re winning.
“During the week I walk around the city and you can breathe the atmosphere of anticipation for the derby. It pleases me, because Genoa deserves a derby played by two good teams.”
Samp are unbeaten this season and surprisingly in joint fourth place with Inter and Verona on eight points, while Genoa have five.
“It will be a real battle and I hope that in the stands we see a celebration of fandom with reciprocal respect. The city deserves that.
“The last derby was an issue of life and death because Samp had lost the previous edition and was a work in progress. Now Samp never gives up, always plays to win and has an identity, so we go into the derby with more confidence.
“I will tell my players to go out there, play like Samp, win and have fun. It’s a long road ahead, but if we win the derby, it’ll be the right path we’ve taken.”
Michele Fornasier and Pawel Wszolek are unavailable, while Matias Silvestre requires a late fitness test.
Sampdoria squad for Genoa: Da Costa, Romero, Viviano; Cacciatore, De Silvestri, Gastaldello, Mesbah, Regini, Romagnoli, Silvestre; Duncan, Krsticic, Marchionni, Obiang, Palombo, Rizzo, Soriano; Bergessio, Djordjevic, Eder, Fedato, Gabbiadini, Okaka, Sansone