According to Offsideplus.az , the Italian expert said about the match:“Unfortunately, Maxim Medvedev and Anton Krivotsyuk will miss tomorrow's match. We will leave a team close to the team in Dublin. We will make a maximum of 1-2 changes.

- Is it possible to hope for at least 1 point in tomorrow's match?  - Faith dies in the end. But we must pay attention to the facts. We played a great game against the Irish national team, which consists of players who play in the Premier League and the Championship. But we need to increase our intensity and speed. 

- In the match against Luxembourg, the staff and the system were not understood by the fans. Can you clarify that?

- Very comfortable. We have been training with a group since August 25, and 3 days later our players who played in European Cups and abroad joined us. We thought we would release them in the second half. Of course, we played below our level, but we came together in the second half and at least deserved a draw. 

- How do you feel about winning only 1 point against our main rivals Luxembourg and Ireland? - We cannot be satisfied with this result. As you know, our group has a high rating, but we will not give up. We are fighting for 3rd place in Ireland and Luxembourg. I have been working for the Azerbaijani national team for a year. We have to work in a severe pandemic. But whether I'm here or not, AFFA is preparing good projects for the future, and this team, believe me, will be even better.

- Does the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo increase the chances of Azerbaijan?
- Of course, Ronaldo is a great player. However, the Portuguese national team has enough big players: Manchester United, Manchester City, Wolverhampton, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig. But you can never say "never." We will fight tomorrow and we will not give up in the face of the opponent's strength.  In the meantime, I would like to note that Fernando Santos was appointed to the Portuguese national team on my initiative. On September 7, 2014, the Albanian national team, which I coached, defeated Portugal 1-0 and was appointed to the national team after this match. But Santos has not yet given me a gift of Porto wine.

- Can we say that Emin Mahmudov is the new leader of the national team?

- 1 year ago I knew Emin less. Earlier there was a misunderstanding between us. First of all, I pay attention to the personal qualities of the players. One day I invited him to a meeting and we talked. He is a very passionate and passionate player and all players who play for the national team should learn from him. Today we must put not 100, but 110 percent of our strength on the field to achieve a good result. I would like to emphasize one more point: Rustam Ahmadzadeh was injured after entering the game and fought with almost one leg until the end of the match. In the last minutes, he managed to steal the ball from the opponent and attack. When all our players will fight like this, then we will lose less.