Setti: ‘Verona have regrets’

Verona President Maurizio Setti admits he’s planning for next season in Serie B, as failure to beat Milan today would mean relegation.

It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for the line-ups and Liveblog.

“There are big regrets, because we thought that we had a good chance of securing safety. Unfortunately, the team showed it had serious limitations and things didn’t go well,” Setti told Mediaset Premium.

Verona President Maurizio Setti admits he’s planning for next season in Serie B, as failure to beat Milan today would mean relegation.

It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for the line-ups and Liveblog.

“There are big regrets, because we thought that we had a good chance of securing safety. Unfortunately, the team showed it had serious limitations and things didn’t go well,” Setti told Mediaset Premium.

“We’ll try to reboot and have a great campaign as protagonists in Serie B. I understand the fans are upset, it has been a difficult year for everyone and we worked very hard. Unfortunately, the team lacked that killer instinct.”

Unlike several of the other relegation candidates, Verona refused to fire Coach Fabio Pecchia.

“I could’ve changed the manager, but I am a consistent person and will only pull the plug if I see the team is no longer following their Coach. That was not the case and therefore I didn’t make a change.

“I think this squad had the quality to stay in Serie A, but was lacking in terms of character.”