Udinese-Salernitana, Martusciello: «A tough opponent but we are convinced of our potential»

The away draw against the Reggio Emiliatomorrow the Salerno will take to the field at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine for the round of 32 Italian Cup Frecciarossa (6:30 pm, live TV on free-to-air Canale 20 Mediaset). The Granata have qualified for the match at home to‘Udinese after deleting the Spice in the thirty-second round: whoever goes through to the next round will treat themselves to the eighth finals at San Siro againstInter in December.

“Important stage, stimulating match, tough opponent but also renewed belief in our potential. These are the foundations that will accompany us to tomorrow’s match. Against Reggiana we did not concede a goal for the first time, a positive fact that gives confidence to everyone and is obviously due to every department. We also created a lot, unfortunately not finishing. I asked the group to be more aggressive in front of goal. The test in front of a Serie A team will be important to understand what our progress is and where we are, in every aspect. We will probably have less space, when we find it we will have to be clear-headed” dice mister John Martusciello on the eve.

Looking at the last three official precedents at the home of the Friulians, Salernitana is undefeated (one win, two draws) but these were league matches. “The Coppa Italia is a competition we care about, we want to make a good impression and play an open game. Going through would be nice, although today our priority is to build on our level of growth in view of the championship. There was little time to recover after the match in Reggio, but at the moment I have a deep squad with more alternatives for each role. For this reason, I could give space to some guys who have had less so far and we will take advantage of this to give more minutes to players who need to find their best condition”continued the coach, before expressing an opinion on the team led by Kosta Runjaic: «He started the season great, stopping strong teams like Bologna e Lazio and placing themselves in the upper parts of the ranking. I saw the match against Roma and he still did good things, despite the result being clear. We will have to pay attention to the desire for redemption there too and especially to that of players who have had little space to stand out. It will not be easy, I only ask my boys to give their best and play the game as if it were a championship».

At the end of the final training session, coach Giovanni Martusciello announced the list of players called up for tomorrow’s match between Udinese and Salernitana.

GOALKEEPERS: 12 Courier, 1 Fiorillo, 55 Sepe;

DEFENDERS: 15 Bronn, 33 GM. Ferrari, 2 Gentile, 29 Ghiglione, 44 Jaroszyński, 17 Njoh, 13 Ruggeri, 30 Stojanović, 4 Velthuis;

MIDFIELDERS: 73 Amatucci, 23 Dalmonte, 8 Hrustić, 25 Maggiore, 19 Reine-Adélaïde, 21 Soriano, 70 Tello;

ATTACKERS: 24 Braaf, 11 Kallon, 9 Simy, 10 Torregrossa, 31 Verde, 20 Wlodarczyk.

Unavailable: 77 Sfait, 7 Tongya.