Sassuolo director Carnevali: "Playing in Europe is our objective, Villareal the example to follow"
From Boateng and De Zerbi, to Berardi who's gotten better with the team reaching the 2nd spot in the league after three games. Sassuolo has had a very good start and don't want to stop there. This Sunday, the Neroverdi will face Juventus at the Allianz Stadium for a surprising first-spot game: "We want to play well, even try to win it. We're thinking that a win without the merits isn't a win though. It would be nice if everyone in Italy would think like that" has explained the director to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The relationship with the Bianconeri is great: "We've closed so many deals together, they're a model to follow. My daughter's working at Juventus, she's being massacred on the social media. I know Marotta for more than 30 years, he's a friend and someone I can learn from. He was at Monza, I was among the newbies".
The objective isn't just to avoid relegation: "We want to play in Europa League, we've chosen a coach with different and precise ideas, who wants to play nice football and will have a great career. The Juventus game already is a game we want to show we can compete against a good level club. If you play in a beautiful way and you want to improve, results can only arrive".
The purchase of Boateng has given a signal to the others: "We have an owned stadium that makes us earn the double some historic Serie A sides do. In February our sportive center will be ready; something to show we were ready to take it to the next level was needed. So here is an international champion. We've explained it during a dinner in Milan with Prince to settle our objectives and project. He's serious and humble, he showed enthusiasm".
Il modello da seguire, nel panorama europeo, Carnevali l'ha trovato nel Villareal: "Piccola città con pochi tifosi. Ma pure, dall'altro lato, tanta ambizione e la capacità di affermarsi anche in Europa, proprio come vorremmo fare noi". La speranza è quella di trattenere i big: "Sogno un Berardi-bandiera neroverde, ma piace un po' a tutti. E' un ragazzo semplice, e quando in campo trascende è perché è accecato dalla voglia di vincere".
The example to follow in Europe is Villareal to Carnevali: "Little city with a few fans. On the other hand, great ambitions and the ability to affirm themselves in Europe, like we'd like to do. I hope Berardi becomes a "bandiera", everyone kind of likes this idea. He's a simple guy with an incredible will to win".