POST-MATCH | Maldini and Caprile with DAZN

Key protagonists in Cagliari’s win in Udine, Daniel Maldini – scorer of the winning goal and named Man of the Match – and Elia Caprile, whose saves repeatedly kept Cagliari in the game, spoke to DAZN immediately after the final whistle.

CAPRILE’S WORDS
“We are a strong group, a team that gets along well and knows where it wants to go. We are not afraid to roll up our sleeves, as we did today. As well as knowing how to play good football, we know that we have to suffer and stay compact, and we showed that again today. The best Caprile of my career here at Cagliari? At 26, I feel I have matured a lot compared to when I first made my Serie A debut, at 23. It’s normal that I have improved. I have always given my all, regardless of the shirt I was wearing, and I am giving everything I have for Cagliari. My only goal is to give 100% every day.”

MALDINI’S WORDS
“The Coach had told us before the game what the match plan would be: it was going to be a game where we would have to suffer, and we would need to be clinical. We got what we wanted: it’s a very important win for us. My goal to make the best possible return to Coverciano? Winning was the important thing: any one of us could have scored. Caprile saved us on many, many occasions; it was a very important win for everyone. Elia in the national team too? I hope they realise just how good he is.”