Fabio Quagliarella is fresh from conquering Moscow and is ready to do the same at San Siro against Inter on Sunday.
His UEFA Cup brace earned Udinese a second consecutive European victory away to Spartak Moscow on Thursday night and the Serie A leadership is also within reach.
“In the locker room the word ‘Scudetto’ is banned, not to be pronounced even in jest. Whoever does say it will get a slap,” smiled the Italian international.
“We are going to San Siro to get a result, but it is impossible to make predictions now. The club only asked us to keep a low profile.”
The Friulani are entirely capable of causing an upset, having beaten Roma, Palermo and Catania, while they have drawn their last five meetings with Inter, home and away.
“Coach [Pasquale] Marino tells us the same thing every day: ‘Have respect for your opponents, but not too much.’
“It is the right philosophy, as we go on to the field to impose our style of play, not to be passive. Then we’ll just have to see what happens.”
Udinese are representative of the new Serie A order, where they and Napoli can top the table while the giants struggle.
“It is too early to set ourselves targets,” said Quagliarella when asked of a Champions League push.
“Having said that, it’s true that Genoa, Napoli and Udinese have done great things. It is good that Serie A has torn up the script a little bit.”
Quagliarella’s fine form earned him a recall to the Italy squad along with club teammates Antonio Di Natale and Simone Pepe, who are on a constant rotation system at the Friuli with Alexis Sanchez and Antonio Floro Flores.
“I never thought of quitting Udinese, as I feel great confidence and respect here. You can be on the bench because that is the system of alternation,” added the striker.
“I don’t know if I’ll start the game against Inter and I won’t make a big deal of it. There is enough space and glory to go round.”
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