Cagliari, 13 September 2025 - Carlos Cuesta had this to say after Cagliari 2-0, on Matchday 3 of Serie A 2025/26.
“In the first half, we managed to play in the opposition's half and create chances, mostly on the break, and when we pressed high. In the second half, however, our attack was helping us to create chances, but we must finish them and we will work on being more precise. And I am certain that we will improve. What I will take with me is that we are better than we were two weeks ago. But, we will try to push this team's growth. What definitely made the difference was Cagliari taking their chances, and we couldn't. Adapting depending on the opposition? More than adapting, we have to set up our game plan. We managed to create but without taking our chances, which is the most important thing. This is all part of the journey. Now we must work more and better to improve as much as possible. Oritsanio and Almqvist from the start? It's possible. Did Caprile get his plaudits? He did well. For me, you deserve praise when you have an impact in all phases of the game. To attack well, you must score, so you deserve it when you score. There were many positives in how we made chances, but we must make them into goals. How to train them to score? First: there are times when the ball goes in or not: training both right from the backline and during the move. We will definitely focus on this. Today I liked the mentality, the rhythm and how we played the game our way. We got into the opposition's box, we created chances, but we wish it finished differently. I am sure that we will score. We need more consistency in the attacking phase and we will definitely need time to create link-ups on the pitch. We have many great attackers who will give us plenty to celebrate. Now we must train well with our game against Cremonese in mind.'