<br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Real Sociedad achieved an important victory at San Mamés in the first leg of the Copa del Rey Mapfre semi-finals, and Pellegrino Matarazzo was pleased with his team's performance. “<strong>I'm happy with the result and performance</strong>. We could have been more efficient and scored another goal. This is difficult. If we think that the next game will be easier, we will be wrong”, declared the American coach. The coach highlighted the connection between his players and the variety of resources on the field: “I saw how we connected, with different faces. We played very well inside, we created a lot. We had <strong>Gorro, Turri, Mikel and Carlos will receive two to race. We are in the right direction</strong>”.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Matarazzo valued the maturity of Real's game, recognizing the successes and also the areas for improvement. “<strong>We made a mature and complete game.</strong> If there is anything critical, it is that we should have finalized some of the options we had. We don't put our heads down and continue when we fail. We continue to create and that is the mentality. That's the point we should have killed, <strong>score more goals with what is generated</strong>. “I don’t want to regret it anymore, I don’t want to focus on what we did wrong.”</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/02/12/698d0bbcd158b.jpeg" width="544" height="816"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/02/12/698d0bbcd158b.jpeg" width="607" height="911"> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Matarazzo with Óskarsson </p> <span class="caption-author ">Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty</span> </figcaption> </figure> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">The clean score was another point highlighted by Matarazzo, who recalled the importance of intelligent defense: “That's winning, that's scoring another goal. <strong>If you defend well, you will have a better chance of winning.</strong>. In other games we defended well and today it wasn't perfect. We didn't concede any goals, but we have to do better in some situations. We have to keep growing. I'm happy, of course. <strong>We have to win games smartly</strong>”.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><span class="content-related content-border related-double " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="related-double-module-container "> </span><span class="related-double-module-container "> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">The coach also praised his departure from the locker room in the second half: “<strong>I'm happy with the way we got back into the game in the locker room.</strong>. It's something we talked about two weeks ago, like enjoying the moment. We act and activate them mentally. There's nothing different about the rest of the speech, we already talked about what needed to be done better. But the boys were hungry. “It was very positive.”</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><span class="content-free-html "><span class="multimedia-video embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 youtube-inline-embed"> [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEeyq7dl05Y[/embed] </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Regarding the calendar and planning, Matarazzo was clear: "We have to continue like this. We don't think about the return, we think about Real Madrid and against Oviedo. Regarding the non-penalty scored by Laporte's hand, the coach was critical: "<strong>The fourth referee told me it was a natural handball. I don't know if it's a natural hand...</strong> I think he had a good game, but it was a penalty. I've seen a lot of similar hand penalties. “That was the explanation.”</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/02/12/698d0c1aadde3.jpeg" width="544" height="319"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/02/12/698d0c1aadde3.jpeg" width="607" height="356"> <img data-full-src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/uploads/2026/02/12/698d0c1aadde3.jpeg" alt="Horizontal" width="449" height="263" src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_mobile_filter/uploads/2026/02/12/698d0c1aadde3.jpeg" class="lazy"/> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Football Copa del Rey, first leg of the semi-finals San Mames Athletic Stadium Real Sociedad Pellegrino Matarazzo</p> <span class="caption-author ">Luis M. Unciti / Self</span> </figcaption> </figure> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Matarazzo also recognized the collective work and the importance of the fans: “The boys are doing well. We are all working together. <strong>It's not the 'Matarazzo effect', it's a matter for the Royal Society</strong>. It's from the fans, who gave us strength at the hotel. I'm very happy that it's like this. Greeting the fans is respect, win or lose. It's grateful that they come. From everyone.”</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Finally, with a touch of humor and self-criticism, the coach spoke about his learning of Basque: "I don't understand Basque at all. I'm not progressing. 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