- Dario, tell us about the first months in Cagliari. How to adapt? How hard was emotionally leaving a miner?.
- After 15 years in the same team, in one T-shirt it was hard at first. Moving to another country, to another club is not easy. The whole situation that arose was very difficult for me. Parting with Miner. But, I spoke with the President of the Miner, the general director of the club, Mr. Fonseca, and made their decision professionally.. I will always love Miner. Everything that I did for the Miner was from the heart and soul. I love and respect this club, all the people who work in it, the fans. We broke off in good relations. One day I want to return to Shakhtar, because my heart is there. Ready to help the club at any time.
- On Saturday, Miner will play with Dynamo. Your expectations from the match?.
- Of course, this is Ukrainian derby, which many are waiting for.. For every Shakhtar fan, club president, footballers, coaching staff, this is a very important game.. Everyone wants to beat Dynamo, because the last few matches the miners could not do it. I expect a very good game from which everyone will enjoy. The main thing is that after the match there was not talk about refereeing, but talk about quality football..
- New players have appeared in Shakhtar: Fernando, Maicon, Cipriano, seventeen-year-old Mudric recently debuted. The team has changed significantly since last season.. Nevertheless, Shakhtar taught fans to successfully play in Ukraine and Europe. How difficult is it in such a situation to play in the Champions League?.
- Indeed, this year there have been many changes in the composition. A large galaxy of football players, who have long defined the style of the team, left. But new young football players took their place in Shakhtar. The miner is famous for its ability to acquire young players, and new players are already becoming leaders of the team.. Young players are the future of Miner. I regularly watch the Pitmen's matches and managed to evaluate the quality of the new performers.. Fernando, Maicon - great gain. I am sure they will only progress under the leadership of Fonseca and bring the miners victory.
As for the Champions League - I regularly watch matches and support Shakhtar. Our team has a very difficult group, but do not forget that Shakhtar can play against any opponent. In the group stage, there are still 3 rounds left and I am sure that the Pitmen will fight to the end to reach the Champions League playoffs. It is very important that Marlos and Tyson return to the group, which today defines the style of the Miner.. I'm sure the Pitmen are able to take as many points in the remaining three matches as there is enough to reach the playoffs, but if not, Shakhtar will fight to win the Europa League - Recently, the Ukrainian team played a draw with the Italian team. How do you rate this game and the overall results of the Andriy Shevchenko team in recent matches?.
- I wanted to come to the game, because a lot of my friends are playing for the Ukrainian team, but, unfortunately, it didn’t work. However, I liked the game of the Ukrainian national team in the second half, because it is not easy to play against Italy. I want to congratulate the national team of Ukraine with the first place in the League of Nations group. It was not easy, but it was a big and important step for Ukrainian football.. Glad for Andriy Shevchenko, I will continue to root for the Ukrainian team.
- Your ex-Shakhtar colleague Vyacheslav Shevchuk made his debut as the head coach Olimpik. Have you communicated with him?
Did you discuss his appointment?.
- I congratulated Slava on the start of his coaching career.. I wished good luck and maximum achievements with Olimpik. It is clear that the time is hard. Olympic does not play in Donetsk as well as Shakhtar, but I am sure that Shevchuk will do his best to bring Olympic to a new level.
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