First Team 02 Oct 2025

Alessio Lisci: “We have to continue being strong at home”

 The Rojillo addressed the media ahead of tomorrow’s match against Getafe

Osasuna head coach Alessio Lisci spoke to the media ahead of Osasuna’s match against Getafe on Thursday at El Sadar (9 p.m. CET/8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET) and analyzed the matchup.

“The team is doing well and eager for tomorrow,” Lisci said. “We still haven’t been able to train much, but the team is in good shape and will perform well. We need to keep being strong at home, and we’re facing an opponent I’m glad to have at this moment.”

Asked about Getafe, Lisci added: “I’m happy they’re coming. After the match the other day, I wanted a tough challenge, and now we face the most competitive team of all. I’m very pleased we get to play them. Not because it will be easy, but because it will be difficult — and that’s exactly what I want right now.”

“After Elche, we talked about needing to compete better in the final minutes,” he said. “The other day, I think the match went badly, and in certain details we weren’t good enough. Now we face the team that is the best at those things. That’s why I’m glad they’re coming — it’s a chance to give a strong response.”

Lisci stressed the demands of playing against Getafe: “If we try to play like them, we’ll definitely lose, because in some aspects they are the best. But they force you to compete at 100 percent. Against Getafe, you can’t play at 99 percent — the statistics prove it. Just look at last year’s match: we had it under control, and then it slipped away. We know why: with very little, they can cause you harm. They believe in every play, they fight to finish it, to finish it with a goal. We must do the same — stay alive for every ball, from the warm-up until the final whistle.”

“Winning before the break is always important”


Lisci also spoke about the importance of Thursday’s game: “That’s football. If Elche hadn’t scored in the last minute, our feelings now would surely be very different. One play between two players changes the mood of seven matches. Winning or not tomorrow will make a huge difference in how we feel afterward. With the break coming, it’s always very important to win before the break.”

“Tomorrow, the difference in mood between winning and losing will be huge,” Lisci concluded. “It’s an important match, and we have to try to win no matter what.”

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