Spezia, 2 December 2023 - Fabio Pecchia spoke following Spezia vs. Parma on Matchday 15 of the Serie BKT season.

'There was an own goal and we benefitted from a touch from the opposition. Their goalkeeper had to make a huge save in the dying minutes. There was a final push, we deserved a goal beforehand. We faced a squad that made us run hard, they will move up in the table from where they are at the minute. They are a good side. The best thing is that we played the game with great humility, applied ourselves well and pushed when we needed to push, we showed our desire to win at all costs. The first half? Today we had to chase Spezia down, they had quality in the midfield and managed to attack with strength and structure. In the second half, we played better and were more in their having, taking control of the match. Parma isn't playing leagues apart, Spezia has the value to compete with other squads'.

'I am focused on our journey, the table will be decided in May and I am thinking of the group who have the desire to stay at the top, to play to win, and aren't thinking that Parma are playing in a different league. Otherwise, these ideas create negativity around the squad, I don't play at that game. I understand it and manage it, but everything that happens externally shouldn't concern us. We need to be stronger than anything. A cynical Parma? I saw a squad that knew how to suffer, they accepted it was a match against a strong opponent, even when we suffered from it. In the second half, Chichizola didn't have to make any saves, Spezia hit the crossbar and only threatened once. The players that came on brought energy and allowed us to play in the opposition half. I want a strong squad, we start in one way and finish in another. The first half was done in a certain way, suffered, and then we were rewarded. We have to win as many games as possible, we have won our 10th game of the season, it is a difficult league. We didn't get much out of the last two games, but the squad has always been doing well'.