Pellegrino Matarazzo during his postgame interview on Real Sociedad TV.

“Of course, very happy. … It was very special. We need to keep going. We’ve reached nothing yet. We’ve had some points. Yes, we’ve come one round further in the cup, but we’re nowhere close to finishing where we want to finish. So we need to keep improving. Keep working the way we’re working, and then things will happen the way they should.”

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...