Eusebio Di Francesco

Cagliari coach Eusebio Di Francesco praised ‘decisive’ Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic and said the Rossoblu must learn how to suffer. The Casteddu are left at 17th in Serie A after…

Eusebio Di Francesco says the new Cagliari signing Alfred Duncan is fit and could start against Milan tomorrow and believes the Rossoneri have benefited from playing behind closed doors. The…

Cagliari winger Riccardo Sottil said he’s ‘convinced’ the Rossoblu can turn things around and ‘must follow’ coach Eusebio Di Francesco. The Fiorentina loanee scored the equaliser at 1-1 but could’t…

Eusebio Di Francesco explains his picks after the Coppa Italia defeat to Atalanta. ‘We were too timorous in the first half.’ The Sardinians were kept afloat by the heroics of…

Eusebio Di Francesco concedes Cagliari ‘have every reason to be worried’ after a fourth consecutive defeat, but Fiorentina ‘were by no means superior.’ The coach is inevitably under pressure now,…

Eusebio Di Francesco says Cagliari must work on their mentality and urges the club to sign new players in January. The Sardinians lost 2-1 at home against Benevento and are…

Eusebio Di Francesco admitted he wanted Radja Nainggolan at Cagliari for the start of the season and revealed the Belgian could start against Benevento. The Inter loanee has returned to…

Cagliari coach Eusebio Di Francesco must wait to field ‘difference-maker’ Radja Nainggolan, but urges his team not to make ‘naïve mistakes’ against Napoli. It kicks off on Sunday at 14.00…

Radja Nainggolan landed in Cagliari for his third stint at the club, on loan from Inter. ‘I want to rediscover the joy of playing football that has been taken away…

Cagliari coach Eusebio Di Francesco said it was an emotional return to the Olimpico but was ‘not in a good mood’ after the 3-2 loss. The Rossoblu coach spent two…

Eusebio Di Francesco is sorry Cagliari didn’t win against Udinese and reveals why he was surprised by Diego Godin. The Sardinians were held to a 1-1 home draw by Udinese.…

Giovanni Simeone has returned to training with Cagliari and will be available against Inter on Sunday. L’Unione Sarda reports the Casteddu had some good news as they prepare for Sunday’s…

Eusebio Di Francesco is satisfied with Cagliari’s away draw at Hellas Verona: ‘It must be a starting point for us.' The Sardinians managed a 1-1 draw away at the Stadio…

Eusebio Di Francesco feels Cagliari ‘threw two points away’ in their 2-2 draw with Spezia, decided by a last-gasp spot-kick. The Sardinians had fought back from a goal down to…

Eusebio Di Francesco insists Cagliari did not intend to sit deep against Juventus, but ‘they are technically and physically superior, so pushed us back.’ The Sardinians had won three of…

Cagliari coach Eusebio Di Francesco revealed he hasn't decided how the Rossoblu will line-up against Juventus. ‘Expect everything tomorrow’. The Rossoblu sit 11th in Serie A with 10 points from…

Eusebio Di Francesco discusses tactical adjustments Cagliari made against Sampdoria. ‘Nahitan Nandez can do a job wherever you put him.’ Tommaso Augello’s red card in the first half proved decisive,…

Eusebio Di Francesco was ‘angry’ with Cagliari after twice fumbling a lead to lose 3-2 at Bologna. ‘We can’t score four goals every game to get points.’ The Sardinians twice…

Cagliari coach Eusebio Di Francesco has claimed Bologna have ‘similar style to Atalanta’ and urges his men to ‘raise their attention’ on Saturday. The Casteddu started the season with one…

Cagliari coach Eusebio Di Francesco praised his side's reaction after the Sardinians' 4-2 win over Crotone. "There was a positive reaction after we went down. At the end of the…