Vivarini: “It was important to get a result to stay in the race. The support of the public was decisive” [VIDEO]

The statements from the Giallorossi coach at the end of the match against Cremonese which ended 2-2

Catanzaro comes back from two goals against Cremonese in the first leg of the play-off semi-final, obtaining a draw that keeps their hope of reaching the final alive.

These are the statements of Vincenzo Vivarini at the end of the meeting: “Today it was important to get a result to stay in the running to go through. Cremonese is a team of great quality. In the first half we suffered, especially in the first twenty minutes they showed their strength, especially good at beating the man. But Catanzaro has shown that they are there for heart, anger, intensity and quality. We had many opportunities and this gives us hope for Saturday’s match.”.

Public support is crucial: “When we conceded the second goal, the whole stadium applauded. This gave a jolt to the team which restarted with conviction. The boys are applying themselves to the maximum, but now we need to recover our energy so that we can go to Cremona on Saturday and play for it.”.

The team held up well despite a less than brilliant first half: “I have to compliment the technical staff, because the team has shown that they are in great condition, both mentally and physically. In the first half we weren’t good at reading some situations, we expected a different attitude from them and this put us in difficulty. But now we know what to do in the return match. There is the belief in all of us that we can do it”.

Once again the entry of Brignola was decisive: “These are matches in which whoever takes over must make a contribution. With Brescia and Brignola he had a great boost of confidence. As well as Donnarumma who had a couple of opportunities to score. Oliveri also had a great performance, but the whole team must be praised.”.

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