Large victory for Ternana who scored 5 goals against Lucchese. Round result of the red and greens and clearly Ignatius Abate can only be satisfied even if he finds areas where he can improve: “It was a match that presented some pitfalls, we could have had difficulty defending ourselves without energy, they have quality up front. We played the match well until 1-0, then we we’re a bit stuck, we didn’t have that vehemence, compactness and solidity, we need to work on this in the possession phase but we need to improve in defence.”
Some more uncertainty in defence: “Credit must be given to Lucchese, we didn’t have the right impact on the opponent, we arrived a second later, we didn’t always win tackles, this leads to lowering yourself, risking defending in your own half of the pitch I’m looking for where we need to improve if we want to do something important.”
You have pulled a lot from outside: “We worked on it during the week, in Perugia we found it too little and instead we have to risk it more, with more conviction”
On the difficulties encountered: “They wanted to break through on our right, we had to rotate quickly, the vehemence in the backs often lacked the vehemence to go and get the ball. You have to attack forward, you need an offensive mentality even in the defensive phase. We have to continue to beat on this even if every game is different. The second half was different, I wanted to see duels, physical impact, for me it is inconceivable to get a yellow card for a lateral foul. It is small details that make the difference Afterwards we have to run and suffer. Despite this the team had the working mentality of knowing how to suffer and concede two shots from outside to Lucchese. We have to work and improve.”
Ternana found the right measure before scoring the second goal: “After the lead we relaxed for 15′-20′, as if we were making it too easy, I got angry with the boys at half-time. Nothing can be taken for granted , then we play on a pitch that is at the limits of playability, the boys did too much with the ball at their feet, I also congratulate them for this, we can ignore the defensive phase which is too important.”
GROUP B
Vis Pesaro-Ascoli 1-1
64′ Cannavo (W), 90+4′ Corazza (A)
Pineto-Perugia 3-1
3′ Bruzzaniti (Pi), 6′ Seghetti (Pe), 13′ Germinario (Pi), 30′ Del Sole (Pi)
Pontedera-Pianese 1-2
10′ Mignani (Pi), 17′ Corona (Po), 21′ Mastropietro (Pi)
Arezzo-Pescara 0-0
Legnago-SPAL 0-3
16′ and 57′ Mignanelli, 89′ Conte
Sestri Levante-Rimini 0-2
5′ Falbo, 16′ Piccoli, 66′ Paris
Ternana-Lucchese 5-0
11′ and 20′ Cicerelli, 57′ Corradini, 82′ Donnarumma, 89′ Casasola
Torres-Virtus Entella 0-1
89′ Santini
Gubbio-Carpi 1-0
11′ Fossati
Thursday 5 December at 8pm
Campobasso-Milan Future