Lecce, Marco Baroni proud despite draw

Marco Baroni’s words after the draw against Spezia

Marco Baroni was nonetheless satisfied at Dazn’s microphones, despite the fact that his Lecce team did not go beyond a 0-0 draw in the salvation clash with Spezia. “We always play to try to get the maximum, but you can also encounter difficulties like today,” he stressed. “I want to thank my boys, I am proud of this group that from the beginning has worked hard, playing on all fields. I can only thank them. Today we wanted to win, there was tension and nervousness but I liked the team. A thank you for this performance.”

“I told the team to say goodbye and thank everyone. We managed to hold in this anomalous league, being in the game in every match with compactness, dedication and spirit of sacrifice,” added the Salentines’ coach. “The team has an identity. There was a time when the results were unbelievable, now we are in a position in the standings where we are playing together with our fans. Today I felt proud of everyone and I told my boys that as well. We have to keep working, these are matches that give us more conviction.”

“There was so much at stake, in the first half we were contracted but in these moments you have to concede little. He tried to find offensive solutions and it was not easy. Beyond the performance I want to put the focus on these guys. We are in the middle of the race, we will play it head-on in the next two games with the same spirit,” Baroni concluded.