Bastoni: "We wanted to send a message"

“We’re very happy; our fans can enjoy a nice Christmas. We took to the pitch fully aware that all the other top teams had won, and, for that reason, we wanted to send a message. We put our hearts into it and used our heads to come away with the win. Como are a well-organised team, and we were a bit frantic at the start. We perhaps didn’t expect Como to be so aggressive, but the Coach told us to stay calm and everything went well. I played in the centre of defence, but I’ve done that before. I know that it’s more about how I feel on the pitch than the system used. We’re a great group, and we’re eagerly waiting for our injured players to return because they’re important for us. We have a lot of games in quick succession, so it’ll be important to get as many players back fit as possible.”

“I feel good, I’m happy when I can get on the pitch and help the team. I’ve been out for a long time, and it takes a while to get back into optimum shape, but everything is going as well as can be expected. The more I play, the better I feel, and I’m working hard in this direction. It was certainly a complicated match today; they pressed us a lot. However, the goal at the start of the second half allowed us to control play, and we’re happy to have come away with the three points.”