Parma captain Alessandro Lucarelli admits he “missed football” and thanked fans for their support after a draw with Atalanta.
The Ducali’s last two Serie A games had been called off due to the financial crisis, but this week a €5m bailout package was agreed by the Lega and they returned for a 0-0 draw.
“We missed playing football and couldn’t wait to get out there to run off some of this tension,” Lucarelli told Sky Sport Italia.
Parma captain Alessandro Lucarelli admits he “missed football” and thanked fans for their support after a draw with Atalanta.
The Ducali’s last two Serie A games had been called off due to the financial crisis, but this week a €5m bailout package was agreed by the Lega and they returned for a 0-0 draw.
“We missed playing football and couldn’t wait to get out there to run off some of this tension,” Lucarelli told Sky Sport Italia.
“We did well again today. No matter what anyone might say, this team will not give up to the very end. Parma will not falsify the League.
“We just want to be listened to, to help the system improve so that this situation can never happen again. Anyone who loves football must understand what happened and work to improve the system.
“The fans gave us great support today. We have to become one unit so we can find a positive message of what we’d like football to be.
“We take responsibility for our position in the table. The fans jeered us before, but they’ve now understood that we will not give up despite all the limitations. I guarantee it.”
Nobody at the club has been paid since July 2014, there’s a bankruptcy tribunal set for March 19 and this week anything from vehicles to gym and medical equipment was seized by bailiffs.
The money from ticket sales in today’s game will go straight to creditors.