Cittadella, 10th February 2024 - The statements from coach Fabio Pecchia, given at the end of the match between Cittadella and Parma, on Matchday 24 of the Serie BKT.

'We were phenomenal in keeping a game open that could have cost us dearly. All those situations, the scrambles, the crosses, the set pieces, we could have conceded goals. I commend my players for playing a great game, knowing they were facing a strong team, and then the match re-opened. In the second half, we had a very positive approach, and then they had so many chances that kept a very complicated game alive. The environment and a prickly team, Cittadella. 'Prickly' fully encapsulates today's match.

Always alive in the duels, we played a game of suffering, we endured 31 crosses with players of structure, and in many moments, we suffered. Then everyone did well! My players must play with enthusiasm and awareness; they knew from the start that they had to play dirty and on second balls. And they were in it. they are a team with a strong sense of awareness; it was a different game from Venezia and the next one. Enthusiasm, lightness: we need it because the journey is very long.'