Lecce, 1 November 2023 - Crociato coach, Fabio Pecchia’s comments following Lecce vs. Parma in the Round of 32 of the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa. 

“It was not an easy game. We had a good approach, with personality and a desire to play and we found the net twice. Then Lecce, in the second half, with their quality, put us up against the ropes and deservedly opened up the game. And at 2-2, Lecce had all the momentum. 4-2 is a great result but it is not completely accurate, but the performance was there. I am happy about lots of things, winning is always complicated, especially at Lecce. They are a great team that are doing great things in Serie A, it was a good test for us. We have to work more in the second half, this will be analysed. We also had a good approach in the second half, we could have had an immediate third through Mihaila after our great play and his good effort. After that, we need to analyse, because there was Osorio's injury but for 3-4 minutes you need more experience and astuteness. We could have cleared the ball but we kept it in and that's where Lecce's quality came out to show through their play. We just defended at the end of the half. Sohm started in the middle for the first time this season, we had great balance. Hainaut gave us structure and balance. I’m really happy with Mihaila’s performance, he held up very well for the 90 minutes. This match should give him lots of confidence, I want to congratulate Vale because rounding off 90 minutes like that must please him. Three matches in eight days? This finishes here, now we have to think about Südtirol, which will be a completely different game with different conditions and tactics.'