PRESS ROOM | Piccoli with the media
Roberto Piccoli scored his sixth goal of the season against Lazio, making this his most prolific Serie A campaign to date. After the match, the Rossoblu forward spoke to the media, saying: “For the first time in my career, I’m playing consistently. I’m happy with the goal, but I can’t be fully satisfied, unfortunately. Today I wanted to celebrate with a win, or at least a draw.”
REGRET AND AWARENESS
“We reacted to the poor performance in Torino; today we played a good match and certainly deserved more. It’s a shame about their second goal, we conceded in a naive way. At that point in the game, the momentum was on our side, we were confident, and I could see the team pushing, creating chances. After the equalizer, I thought we could take all three points. Instead, we’re here talking about a loss. It’s part of football: in Serie A, you pay for such mistakes right away, the level is very high. We’ll review the errors, correct them, and move forward. There’s room for improvement, and we’re working on it. We also need to learn to be more clinical in front of goal, but we’re growing.”
THE BEST FOR THE TEAM
“I feel I’ve improved in this first part of the season, but I know I still have to grow. The only way to do that is through hard work. The goal? I knew Nicolas would put it there, and Yerry did well to draw defenders away from me. I waited a moment before making my move, and when I saw the ball coming, I attacked it at the right moment. The header is one of my qualities; I was aiming for that goal. But it wasn’t enough: I’ll have to make up for it, maybe starting from the next match. I don’t set specific goals; I just try to give my best in every game, to contribute to the team—that’s the most important thing. Staying up is crucial for us; we need to achieve that as soon as possible.”
THE STRENGTH OF THE FANS
“Our fans supported us all the way to the end today, and that’s very important. We saw the same thing in the win against Lecce. This boost will be crucial for the rest of our season: the energy from our supporters pushes you to give that extra bit, it motivates us. We’ll have them behind us in the next match too. Against Parma, it will be a very important game for us. Not decisive, because the season is long, but it’s still a direct clash that we can’t afford to get wrong. We’re working to prepare ourselves as best as possible for this match.”
