{"id":22870,"date":"2026-02-22T00:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T23:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/news\/press-room-pisacane-after-the-draw-with-lazio\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:57:14","slug":"press-room-pisacane-after-the-draw-with-lazio","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/press-room-pisacane-after-the-draw-with-lazio\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS ROOM | Pisacane after the draw with Lazio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These are the words of Fabio Pisacane, after the match against Lazio, which ended 0-0, to the microphones of the media present inside the Unipol Domus. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>MINA&#8217;S RED CARD<\/strong><br\/>&#8220;There&#8217;s no doubt about the contact that led to Mina&#8217;s red card: he was outside the penalty area. Whoever suggested the referee review the incident did well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>SUPPORTING THE TEAM<\/strong><br\/>&#8220;I think we need to understand the value of what these guys are doing. It&#8217;s important that our fans support us and lend us a hand, especially in difficult times, because this group deserves it. Every day, these guys want to represent these colors and this land to the fullest. Sometimes there&#8217;s a strange atmosphere in the stadium, but they&#8217;ve never failed to show commitment and a desire to fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>INJURIES EMERGENCY<br\/><\/strong>Compared to Lecce, nothing has changed in terms of the infirmary: we&#8217;re still in a state of emergency. Today, however, I saw a different attitude and focus; we left everything on the pitch, and I&#8217;m proud of my players. Unfortunately, we&#8217;ll also lose Mazzitelli. The warning signs were there a few days ago: he, like Gaetano and others, has been playing too many games in a row, and it takes a toll. We&#8217;re suffering from absences; it&#8217;s normal when you&#8217;re missing so many starters or potential starters, but we&#8217;re not looking for excuses and we&#8217;re not giving up. We have to save ourselves. A team of our caliber goes through more bad times than good, we know that. The victories against Roma, Fiorentina, and Juventus have perhaps raised expectations. It&#8217;s right to be ambitious, but we need to consider our value and the current situation.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>TOUGH OPPONENT<\/strong><br\/>&#8220;Today we faced a Lazio team with a top-quality squad. It wasn&#8217;t easy. We raised our xG, but if you don&#8217;t win, it means something was missing. I can only thank every single player for what they give every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>ESPOSITO&#8217;S MOMENT<\/strong><br\/>&#8220;Esposito has a heart of gold. He&#8217;s struggling right now. I left him on the pitch for 100 minutes against Lecce because he needs support, not abandonment. He knows it&#8217;s not a good period, but today he&#8217;s improved compared to Monday and is making a significant contribution even when not in possession. I really like him as a person and as a player. He&#8217;s an extraordinary guy, and I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll emerge, as he always has. He has a great career ahead of him.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>TACTICAL CHOICES AND DEFENSIVE SOLIDITY<br\/><\/strong>I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s fair to say that the four-man midfield worked today and not five days ago just because we lost. After Mazzitelli&#8217;s exit, we were forced to adapt: \u200b\u200bIdrissi had to drop to Marusic and Sulemana to play the extra man. That wasn&#8217;t the initial strategy, especially towards the end of the first half. In the second half, we thought about how to change up front, but numerically we didn&#8217;t have many options. These are balanced games, where one mistake can change everything. Ze Pedro and Obert put in a very important performance in terms of both quality and quantity. Mina and Dossena were Ranieri&#8217;s starting pairing and know each other well. We&#8217;re happy with the clean sheet, because it gives us confidence. Mina out in Parma? We&#8217;ll think about it tomorrow and work to be ready in the right way.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>ABILITY TO REACT<\/strong><br\/>&#8220;This team has always tried to bounce back after a poor performance. It happened after Genoa, and today, after Lecce, we responded with determination. If we have 29 points today, it&#8217;s because we never got depressed. We&#8217;ve always worked with a positive spirit, even in difficult situations. 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