The Squad’s reaction after BrannBFC | OneFootball

Vincenzo Italiano commented after today’s game: “We adapted to the pitch conditions. It was hard to do more because our priority was to avoid taking unnecessary risks. Now we have to do the same at the Dall’Ara, but we’ll already have our one-goal advantage then. I want to congratulate Castro; he’s young and fierce. It’s a pleasure to work with players like him.”

Today’s goalscorer, Santiago Castro, shared his thoughts: “I want to help the team in every match, the goals are of course important, but the most important thing is the team. Even the coach always says to me that a striker has to support the team. I’m playing in the same way as I usually do, giving it my all. The win is crucial because it puts us in a strong position for next Thursday. I’d like to thank the fans and my teammates for their unwavering support.”

Lewis Ferguson also commented: “It was an intense and hard-fought game against a well-organised side, who could defend well and use space wisely. Despite all that, we managed to secure an important result on challenging terrain. After already playing them at home, we were ready, even with several changes to their squad since we last faced them.

Lukasz Skorupski added: “We secured a crucial victory on a difficult ground, both in terms of the atmosphere and the pitch conditions. We fought until the end and won with heart, and we’re happy with this result. After the win against Torino, it’s our second in a row, and we want to keep going like this and get back to the form we showed at the start of the season. There’s still a long way to go in the league. The clean sheet? I’m happy about that too, especially after being out for a long time. But just as conceding goals is a team responsibility, keeping a clean sheet is down to the whole team as well.”

Martin Vitík: “Brann are a strong side, very physical, but we managed to control the match really well, and it’s always good keep a clean sheet. On a pitch like this, we did well to get the job done. I’m happy that I followed the coach’s instructions; he had asked me to do something different from my usual and put pressure higher up.”

Remo Freuler: “It’s a good result. The pitch wasn’t in great condition, and it was difficult to control the ball on the ground. We defended well, conceded very little, and scored early. It’s a result that gives us confidence ahead of the return leg. Over these two quite difficult months, we’ve asked ourselves what wasn’t working and made some small adjustments on the pitch, and they’re paying off. It’s our second win in a row after Torino. These kinds of victories motivate you to keep winning, and we hope to see this translated into the league, too. Now we have a tough match against Udinese coming up. We want to give our fans three points at home.”

Juan Miranda commented: “An important result: we’ve got a one-goal advantage now and we’re delighted for our fans who came all the way here to support us. It wasn’t easy on a pitch like this. Now our focus turns to Udinese, and then we’ll think about the return leg.”