Here’s Francesco Modesto’s view on the game against Mantova: “This game is a testament to our growth and another display of what this team is capable of. In short, the lads definitely passed the night’s test against a tough and offensive-biased opponent such as Mantova. Any way you look at it, our performance was solid no doubts about it.”

As coach Modesto cared to proceed in his rundown: “From what I saw, the outcome is the fair reflection of the two forces on the pitch: while we played a spotless first half, stifling their passing lines and always coming out on top of the one-on-ones, the second part of the game saw us unable to capitalize properly on the chances we had to double our lead. As our strengths began to wear down, we were forced to lower our pressing. All things aside, I think this game served as a great calling card for the whole Serie C league and its appeal”.