Cesena vs Brescia preview - Ficcadenti urges Cesena focus
Posted Sunday, May 15, 2011 by PA
Cesena coach Massimo Ficcadenti has warned his team not to lose focus ahead of two very important games at the end of the Serie A season.
Ficcadenti was in celebratory mood after last weekend's 2-0 win at Cagliari moved them a step closer to retaining their top-flight status.
The result lifted Cesena, who gained promotion to Serie A last summer, four points clear of 18th-place Sampdoria ahead of the game against Brescia.
"With a four-point advantage and with six points still up for grabs, for us it would be a suicide to be relegated," said Ficcadenti. "But I am aware that in our last two games we will have to battle hard.
"I have seen everything in football and I know that this is no time for relaxation.
"We have clinched 40 points so far and we are close but yet not there. All is to play for.
"We have to be at our best for our difficult game against Brescia."
Ficcadenti has reason to be confident as his side, who end the campaign at Genoa on May 22, have lost just once in their last six games.
Rivals Brescia travel to the Stadio Dino Manuzzi already planning for the future having seen their hopes of avoiding relegation crushed last weekend.
Sunday's 2-1 defeat by Catania condemned Brescia to Serie B football.
The Rondinelle are 19th in the standings, seven points adrift of safety and unable to catch 17th-place Lecce.
"My players gave their all but it was not to be," said Brescia coach Giuseppe Iachini. "We are disappointed with our campaign and perhaps we could have done better in certain games.
"Now we just have to look ahead to the future and try to return to Italy's top flight as soon as possible."
Brescia, who have won just once on the road this season, will be without the team's top scorer Alessandro Diamanti, who is suspended.
Ficcadenti will have all of his players available.
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