Fiorentina defender Daniele Rugani was interviewed after the team drew with Sassuolo.

Fiorentina fought hard today, wouldn’t you say?

“We gave it our all to win. We ran into some difficulties throughout the match and realized that maybe one point could also be a useful result for us. We had some chances to win. I’d say that we put in a good performance, despite the many key players missing and the heat. Again, it wasn’t an easy game and I believe the team responded well.”

Fiorentina have been playing well lately and picking up precious points.

“We’ve become a much more solid team in the past few months. The team has had an entirely different attitude. We’re very united. We’ve picked up many points and we’re getting close to our objective. We really wanted to win; that’s always what we aim for. in any case, this point is still a precious one thaft brings us closer to our goal.”

You showed a lot of personality today and contributed a lot to Fiorentina’s defense.

“We played well as a team. When things don’t go well, to me it’s always a team issue, not something related to single defenders. So we need to congratulate the whole team on today’s good performance. We’re a much more solid team now. I’ve settled in and I’m trying to make my contribution. My goal when I joined the club was to help the team avoid relegation. We haven’t reached it yet, but it’s very close and we’ll keep working on it.”

Your next game is away against Roma.

“Yes, in fact all our remaining matches this season will be very tough ones. We haven’t secured survival yet. We’ll start preparing immediately. We’ve shown that we can compete against major teams and that’s exactly what we’ll do.”