“We knew that Cosenza would be a tough and grumpy opponent. The match took place as we thought it would take place. We started well with a good quarter of an hour, then we became a little dirtier. Then in the second half we committed a naivety even if, reviewing the images, it seems to me a very exaggerated decision. In this way we give the opportunity to those who want to make a scene to become decisive. Anyone who has played football knows that the Cosenza defender is enjoying it because with a dubious expulsion we did very well even with one man less. This is the right spirit and I liked it inserted because Maita was exhausted and you had cramps. We inserted Coli Saco and Obaretin also for a matter of centimeters. The fact that Maita no longer had any forced us a bit.
This team also needs to accumulate experiences. The experience of the lead against Frosinone gave us the ability to manage the ball well. I told the team this: even when we are ahead we must not give up having the ball. The team did this very well. These experiences must make us grow, making us get used to them. We leave with regret for how the race went, but it gives us great confidence. The boys gave everything and this makes me proud. As mentioned, we care about the performance. If we analyze the performances played in numerical superiority we see that they struggled to get out of the penalty area. We, on the other hand, didn’t get crushed even when outnumbered.” These are the words of Bari coach Moreno Longo.