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Prandelli: Coppa does matter Wednesday 30 January, 2008

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Fiorentina Coach Cesare Prandelli has his heart set on progressing to the Coppa Italia semi-finals by beating Lazio this evening.

The Viola entertain the capital club with a 2-1 deficit from the first leg when they were hit by two goals in two minutes.

While the Tuscans are fighting a demanding battle to finish in the Champions League qualification places and are still involved in the UEFA Cup, Prandelli has always insisted that he isn’t taking the Cup lightly.

“We are going out there with the intention of getting through to the next round,” he stressed.

“We have a great desire to turn over the result from the last game. Mentally we are ready for this Cup and it is a competition that means a lot to us.

“In the first leg we conceded from a free-kick and then we were caught by surprise by a strange goal.

“However, we did really well to stay in the tie and we are ready to have a great game at home.

“We have to chase the win from the start and score without conceding otherwise we have a very difficult situation.”

The winners of the tie face either Juventus or Inter in the semi-finals.

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