"I must congratulate the guys and thank them"

After Pescara-Catania 1-2, coach Toscano answered journalists' questions in the press room: "We told ourselves to believe, give everything, and leave the field without any regrets, and that's what happened. There is a lot of disappointment because over the 180 minutes, I don't know who deserved to advance, it's very difficult to say: in the first leg, I don't think Pescara was very dangerous, today they created more because we had to score two goals. In managing the draw, an experienced team like ours could perhaps have done something more and been more clear-headed, finishing with Stoppa or committing the foul and keeping it open as it was kept open until the 98th minute, but I have to compliment the guys and thank them for what they have given, especially in these playoffs. Was the best team the one that advanced? For me, no, credit must be given to Pescara, who did better in the league, took advantage of the ranking advantage, and advanced. The second goal? There's the VAR. We also had the chance for 2-0. Today, talking about what happened serves very little purpose, we had an intense year with many difficulties, and only those who experienced them can understand what it was for us, for the players, for the club, and for everyone; the players were good at staying on their feet, at one point we were almost out of the playoffs, we recovered many players, and the team started pushing until reaching this point in the playoffs in the best possible way and had a playoff of great depth."