Messina relish underdog role
Saturday 16 October, 2004
The Sicilians could leap to the top of the table with another giant-killing exploit tonight, but Bortolo Mutti insists they have few chances of success in Turin.
“I need to evaluate the fitness of Salvatore Sullo and Marco Zanchi,” revealed the Coach, “but rather than the names in the starting eleven the key will be our overall team attitude.”
Messina have been the surprise package in Serie A so far this season, seeing off both Milan and Roma, and now prepare to stage a swoop on Juventus.
“We took advantage of the Rossoneri’s moment of relax in that match,” added Mutti, “but Juve are much more accustomed to staying on top form throughout the 90 minutes. Our main prerogative is to leave the field with our heads held high.”
Over 7,000 Sicilian supporters are making their way to the Stadio Delle Alpi this evening, but the Coach is eager to calm their ardour.
“Let us not forget that our goal remains securing our position in Serie A and anything else is just chatter. A match against Juventus is bound to fire up the imagination, but we are absolute underdogs.”