Fiorentina coach Italiano speaks ahead of Fiorentina v Cagliari, Matchday 9 in Serie A.

ON THE VENEZIA LOSS - "It's fair to say there will be ups and downs, especially when building a team. Obviously I wanted points from the Venezia match, it didn't happen, but it's a long season and there will be ups and downs, so we need to react."

ON IMPROVING - "We seek perfection, but it's hard, especially after eight matches. Wherever we go we try to control the match, and this is very important."

ON CAGLIARI - "We want to win. We're at home and need to make the most of it."

ON THE FANS - "We need to be all united, all together with the fans, who should support us during the 90 minutes and are entitled to criticise after the match is over."