Diego Falcinelli scored his first, crucial goal in a white jersey and spoke in the press room after the match: "Today, I thought the goal was cursed. Before the goal, there was a moment where I shot, the ball went through a player's legs, and I hit the goalkeeper. The goal was something I really needed, but I believed in it every day since I arrived. I'm happy it came today, though a bit less happy with the result. But considering how the match went, I think this is more of a point gained than two points lost.
As for my versatility? Today, I played as a right midfielder because we tried to create an overload on the right with Elia and me. After the red card, Mantova closed up, and we tried to break them down with crosses and penetrations. I try to adapt to all areas of the field based on the coach's requests. I give my best every day, then the choices are up to him, and I always respect them.
Mantova is a well-organized team that relies on passing, possession, and building from the back as its strength. We tried to press them high, but maybe we didn't have the same intensity that we've always shown at home, because we know that when we push from the start here at Picco, it’s tough for anyone to take points.
We still played our match; in the first half, we hit the crossbar, and after the red card, only one team was on the field. But when there are so many opponents in the penalty area, it’s never easy to score. I’m convinced that if we had scored before the 80th minute, we could’ve won, but in a midweek round with tight matches, it’s still important to get points. Now we’ll aim to take all three from the trip to Bari.
We've had a very strong first half of the season, especially with the nine-point gap from fourth place. Now, the top three are close, and there’s still the whole second half to play. We need to focus on ourselves because we know we’re a strong team, but as we’ve seen today, every match in Serie B is tough.
The team was disappointed not to win because, of course, we always aim for that. But given how the match unfolded, we should be happy with the draw, even though I would’ve preferred three points. Maybe we can’t expect to win every match until May, but if we’ve drawn today, it means we’ll look to make up for the points lost elsewhere".
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