Taranto moves on to Latina and ends the championship with 69 points on the pitch, 65 in the standings due to the penalty inflicted on the club. Ezio Capuanorossoblù coach, comments on the season: “I want to thank those who chose me and brought me to Taranto after 21 years. I think, together with the boys, I have carved out a place for myself in the history of this club. We ended the championship in second place and no one would have ever expected it. We got there with unlimited sacrifices, I have always believed in it and for me it was one of the greatest masterpieces in a career in which I did so many good things. If my father were still alive I would dedicate it to I’m sure he would be very happy today.”
On the Francioni match: “Today in the first half we saw a game that is rarely seen in Serie C, in the second half we dropped a bit of intensity, we could have gone 3-0 and instead we conceded the 2-1 goal. We suffered a bit, but it is equally true that we had several opportunities to make it 3-1 and I don’t think there are any doubts about the legitimacy of the victory. We have scored 12 points in the last 4 games, demonstrating monstrous physical strength and an identity well-defined game, because whoever enters the pitch doesn’t make anyone who leaves regret it.”
Capuano has his say on the appeal against the penalty: “Ours is not a miracle, because Padre Pio and the Madonna make those, ours is a football masterpiece and on the field we have shown that there is no one capable of putting us under The postponement of the playoffs? I say that they have to give us back the points scored on the pitch. Having said that, the League decides and we obey. We continue to believe in our dream, we owe it to the city and to all those people who love us. I am a man of the people, I work all week to make people happy. I could say many other things but I keep quiet I arrived in Taranto there was nothing, I waited 21 years to take my revenge and restore the enthusiasm to the square. I built the team, spending ten times less than those who arrived behind us. We are second. No one is erasing history and Italy’s footballing world should just take its hats off to Taranto.”
On the difficulties encountered during the season: “We had to live with the closed stadium and a tour de force that caused us many problems. I remember that we arrived at the match against Juve Stabia after having played 4 matches in two weeks. Think about Who will be our opponent in the playoffs is not a big problem, we have shown that we are an organized team. It would certainly be better to know the opponent a week in advance but we are prepared for any situation.”
