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After the match against UC Sampdoria, Coach Alessandro Diamanti went to the press room at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi to answer questions from the journalists in attendance.
“That’s how it went tonight, but that’s soccer. The crossbar, the post, and the red card—that’s when the game changed: that’s soccer. But to be honest, I’m absolutely thrilled with the guys. We defended with everything we had, and I’m sure that if the match had remained eleven against eleven, we would have had a lot of fun.
“It’s soccer. There’s no such thing as luck or bad luck—it’s soccer, and that’s also why we love it, because it’s unpredictable. Matches like this are great because you’re always in it, and anything can happen. Tonight was a great show. I’m happy for the fans who came out and cheered us on. We played our game; we gave it our all. Then there are moments in the game, and tonight we learned to endure—which is very important. I’ll say it again: it wasn’t the game we wanted, because we ended up playing 11 against 10, but I’m happy with the guys.”
“I’m very satisfied because we played our game. We took the lead deservedly against a strong team—we mustn’t forget that Sampdoria is a strong team. In the second half, we set out to score two or three more goals, but there are moments like that, and we switched to defense mode: the guys gritted their teeth and gave it their all; they really moved me.”
“My call to rally the Curva? It was a moment when the guys needed some noise, and they understood that noise was needed—and, honestly, I’m very positive about it. I told the team: ‘Guys, that was a game for real men, just the way we like it—played by strong players—and this is the path we must take. It’ll be tough—we know that—but we’re out there fighting, and we won’t back down. Tonight the guys proved it; for me, these are the standards, and I won’t let them fall below them. Based on what we did today, we have to keep moving forward.”
The full press conference is available on the official YouTube channel of Cesena FC:
