PALERMO defender Leandro Rinaudo has stressed the Rosaneri will be looking to end their season on a high as they travel to his former club Siena on Sunday.
Palermo slumped to a 15th defeat of the season at home to Sampdoria in the last round whilst in-form Siena held Inter Milan 2-2 at the San Siro.
"We must find the right motivation to finish this campaign in the best possible way," Rinaudo, who enjoyed a successful 2006/07 season on-loan with the Robur, told www.ilpalermocalcio.it.
"At Siena we will look to honour the championship and will aim to play our game," he added before commenting on his own form this season.
"My season has not been entirely satisfying. There have been some positive moments as there have been some negative.
"I can certainly give something extra and next year I will look to improve further. I have a long contract and would be happy to stay.
"Here, in my city, I am happy and for this reason I hope to play a long part in this project."
Meanwhile, Siena will have an added motivation to take a positive result against Palermo as they are one point away from beating the club's Serie A record of 43 points.
The Robur will also be keen to end their campaign with a first ever win over the Sicilian club at the Artemio Franchi in the Serie A.
Bianconeri coach Mario Beretta was delighted with his side's performance as they ruined Inter's Scudetto party by twice coming from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw last weekend.
"The draw against Inter in Milan was very satisfying," he told official club website www.acsiena.it.
"The nine points gained against Roma, Fiorentina and Juventus allowed us to avoid the drop and came through great performances against top sides.
"But the point earned at the San Siro is by no means inferior even if it does not determine anything.
"It was a great pleasure to hear the chants of our fans in a stadium of 80,000 people. It was a lovely sound but even more so as it happened in the stadium of my home city."
Beretta looks set to make just two changes to the Robur side that drew with Inter as Paolo De Ceglie could take over from Andrea Rossi at left-back whilst Manuel Coppola will replace the injured Paul Codrea in midfield.
Valerio Bertotto remains sidelined through injury.
For the visitors, coach Stefano Colantuono looks set to ring the changes to the side that lost to Sampdoria last weekend.
Cristian Zaccardo will come in at right-back with Mattia Cassani moving to left-back to replace the injured Federico Balzaretti.
Giulio Migliaccio will replace the injured Fabio Simplicio in midfield whilst Edinson Cavani could take over from Bosko Jankovic behind lone-striker Amauri in the 4-2-3-1 formation.
Mark Bresciano, Ciro Capuano and Samir Ujkani join Balzaretti and Simplicio in the Rosaneri treatment room.
The game could be the last in a Rosaneri shirt for a number of Aquile players with Amauri, Andrea Barzagli and Zaccardo among those expected to be on the move this summer.
"We must find the right motivation to finish this campaign in the best possible way," Rinaudo, who enjoyed a successful 2006/07 season on-loan with the Robur, told www.ilpalermocalcio.it.
"At Siena we will look to honour the championship and will aim to play our game," he added before commenting on his own form this season.
"My season has not been entirely satisfying. There have been some positive moments as there have been some negative.
"I can certainly give something extra and next year I will look to improve further. I have a long contract and would be happy to stay.
"Here, in my city, I am happy and for this reason I hope to play a long part in this project."
Meanwhile, Siena will have an added motivation to take a positive result against Palermo as they are one point away from beating the club's Serie A record of 43 points.
The Robur will also be keen to end their campaign with a first ever win over the Sicilian club at the Artemio Franchi in the Serie A.
Bianconeri coach Mario Beretta was delighted with his side's performance as they ruined Inter's Scudetto party by twice coming from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw last weekend.
"The draw against Inter in Milan was very satisfying," he told official club website www.acsiena.it.
"The nine points gained against Roma, Fiorentina and Juventus allowed us to avoid the drop and came through great performances against top sides.
"But the point earned at the San Siro is by no means inferior even if it does not determine anything.
"It was a great pleasure to hear the chants of our fans in a stadium of 80,000 people. It was a lovely sound but even more so as it happened in the stadium of my home city."
Beretta looks set to make just two changes to the Robur side that drew with Inter as Paolo De Ceglie could take over from Andrea Rossi at left-back whilst Manuel Coppola will replace the injured Paul Codrea in midfield.
Valerio Bertotto remains sidelined through injury.
For the visitors, coach Stefano Colantuono looks set to ring the changes to the side that lost to Sampdoria last weekend.
Cristian Zaccardo will come in at right-back with Mattia Cassani moving to left-back to replace the injured Federico Balzaretti.
Giulio Migliaccio will replace the injured Fabio Simplicio in midfield whilst Edinson Cavani could take over from Bosko Jankovic behind lone-striker Amauri in the 4-2-3-1 formation.
Mark Bresciano, Ciro Capuano and Samir Ujkani join Balzaretti and Simplicio in the Rosaneri treatment room.
The game could be the last in a Rosaneri shirt for a number of Aquile players with Amauri, Andrea Barzagli and Zaccardo among those expected to be on the move this summer.
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