Collecchio, 5 April 2024 - Fabio Pecchia spoke in a press conference at the Mutti Training Center in Collecchio ahead of the game against Sudtirol.

SUDTIROL: ORGANISED WITH A DESIRE TO PLAY

“A sharp team, this is a team that has a great structure and is very experienced. In the last games against Cremonese and Como, results aside, I have seen a self-confident team, strong in their own stuff. They are good defensively but they also want to play, something different from previous games. They want to play”.

THE PARMA PERSPECTIVE 

“We want to continue our path and dictate the game. With the right application and balance, to prepare for what awaits us tomorrow. Every game brings something, and we are aware that we have to do better. The fantastic thing is the togetherness of the group, wanting to improve and always looking to do things well. The previous game, which has already been analysed, gave us some indications, we’ve put the work in and tomorrow’s game is totally different. We need to play with better quality, both in defence and attack. Better quality decisions. Mihaila is ready, and Bernabé can also play. Everyone is well, everyone is ready.

Apart from Di Chiara who has taken a knock and will be out. All the choices have been made by me and the staff. I want a team with a strong identity, that wants to go out and play the game. Other than Di Chiara, the others are recovering and we still have a few hours to evaluate. Balogh is recovering from the flu. For Di Chiara, it’s a knock that he took yesterday, the others are fit to play. I have great confidence in the group, there is also the desire to suffer because matches also lead you to that. We are ready for this challenge. They are a very compact and physically strong team, they are comfortable in the defensive phase, but they have a desire to compete”. 

DEFEND WITH A SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE

“We need to do things with the qualities that suit us best. When we have to defend, we have to do it as a team, with a great spirit of sacrifice. That has always been the case. When we have the ball, and we must have it, the choices must not change. We must play and we must play with tempo”.