L’Ufficio Stampa dell’A.C. ChievoVerona ricorda che le richieste d’accredito per giornalisti, tecnici, operatori e fotografi per la partita di serie A Tim ChievoVerona-Bologna che si giocherà allo stadio Bentegodi sabato 05 aprile alle ore 18.00, dovranno pervenire all’e-mail ufficio.stampa@chievoverona.it o via fax al numero 045/562298 entro e non oltre le ore 14.00 di mercoledì 02 aprile.

Il termine, come da ultime disposizioni della Lega Calcio, è da intendersi tassativo.

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APPIANO GENTILE – “Every game in Serie A is tough, they’re all tricky, plus Livorno have strong support. They need points. You need to approach every opponent in the best way possible right from the outset, then when we have the ball we have to try and finish as soon as possible. We’ll do everything we can to put in a good performance at Livorno.” This is how Walter Mazzarri began his media conference on the eve of Livorno v Inter.

The coach was then asked whether – given his side’s struggles at home – it’s an advantage to play away: “I’d love to always play at home, the crowd help us. At times the occasion might get to the lads at the San Siro, but I believe we can do well there.”

At Livorno, Inter will come up against some promising Nerazzurri youngsters out on loan, with Mazzarri explaining that “we keep tabs on them, as we do with all the lads that are out on loan, as well as those at La Pinetina. If they do well elsewhere they can come back and perform for us. We’ll assess them all come the end of the season.”

What was discussed during his meeting on Friday with president Thohir, Marco Fassone and Piero Ausilio? This is something else Mazzarri was quizzed about: “All I’ll say is that it confirmed we’re on the same page. As a coach, when I take on a job, it’s as if the club were mine, so I don’t need added motivation, though the president helps to motivate us all in any case.”

Walter was then asked for his views on the refereeing situation: “It’s all been said already, I don’t know if there’s any point in continuing to talk about it, people see what’s going on. Thohir said ‘I don’t know whether to laugh or cry’? I don’t need to comment on what the president or honorary president say, they know what they’re talking about.”

Finally, some questions on individual players: “Guarin? He’s got a lot of qualities, he still needs to work on certain things but he’s got great talent. Now I need to consider that we’ve got Bologna straight after so I will perhaps make a few changes. Milito? On Sunday I brought him on, I’ll pick him when I think it’s right for the team. Hernanes? He’s had a problem with his right foot of late, his calf was a bit tight at Verona for instance, so that affected his mobility. Now I think he’s rid of that problem. I need to be sure of his fitness and decide whether to start him or put him on the bench.”

VIGASIO – Nerazzurri Under-19s’ coach Salvatore Cerrone spoke to Rai Sport following today’s 2-2 draw with Hellas Verona. 

"We have to learn to be more alert because the first ten minutes of the second half are always key. I’m disappointed and angry about the way we played in the second period, especially after starting the match so well. It would have been a different game if Botta had played the full 90 minutes. I expect it would have turned out well for us because he’s a player who makes things happen for you. But you still need to show the same attitude regardless. We must improve in the way we manage the game: you might not stop the opposition completely but you certainly can’t concede twice in ten minutes. We have to stay alert right till the end and we’ll keep working on that aspect. We must stay focused all the time because we’re Inter."

MILAN – President Erick Thohir took some questions from journalists after this morning’s board meeting.

Can you explain the main points of the board meeting?
"It was just for the approval of the finances for UEFA and then we discussed the opportunity of having new contracts with new partners."

Could yesterday’s meeting with Mazzarri be considered the first step towards the future?
"Yes, you can say that. We discussed our planning for next season because it’s very important that we discuss things early on and it’s very important that the coach and myself share the same vision. The board also discussed the meeting we had with Piero Ausilio and Marco Fassone. It was a good discussion as it’s very important to prepare for next season. Of course we don’t want to lose our focus: we need to get points in our last eight games. We need to prepare regarding the formation and the players but we’ll make our decisions after the season ends because we want to review all the players. We don’t want to commit to anything: if the players perform well we need to consider them."

What do you think about the fact that Inter haven’t been awarded a penalty yet?
"I don’t know whether to laugh or cry… But this is the situation we’re in and we have to face the reality."

Did you speak with Mazzarri about his contract renewal yesterday?
"We discussed next season, then at the end of the season we’ll sit down with him, and the most important thing will be to review the players."

Did he ask you for a striker?
"It’s normal for a coach to say ‘Let’s look at this or that player’. We’ll review things at the end. As I said, we need to focus on the last eight games."