Collecchio, January 18, 2025 - Here are Coach Fabio Pecchia's comments during the press conference before our MD21 game against Venezia, made in the press room of the Mutti Training Center in Collecchio.
VOGLIACCO WILL BE WITH US
‘Alessandro Vogliacco, who can play centre or full-back in our 4-man defence, will be with us. He's in good condition and can be in the match. Leoni is also available. I'm sorry for Balogh: he's had a tough six months, we had counted on him many times. We've got Estévez back; he's been out for a while but he's been more consistent in the last few days, so he'll be there. With Adrian (Bernabé, ed.), we must not get caught up in the frenzy. The players must be ready to start again. This must be clear to everyone. It's difficult to calculate everything. Løvik is not ready yet, but he will be in the team.'
THE MATCH AGAINST VENICE
‘The match against Venezia can also be seen by some as a salvation play-off. The fundamental fact is that we want to win. Each of the two teams has its own issues, its own daily routine. We have to think about us, as we have done in recent matches, with the desire to play good football. Venezia did very well in Turin and Naples; they played a tight game against Inter... This is a demonstration of the level of the league, what we have to do, and what we are doing. I don't think the match against Venezia will be any different from the one we played two months ago. They're a team that wants to play and they won't come to the Tardini without giving their all. It will be a very similar match to the first leg.'