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Tomorrow at 8:45 pm, Roberto Mancini’s first game of the season with Italy. The azzurri, a year after the last match played in Palermo, 9-1 against Armenia, will face Edin Dzeko’s Bosnia in Florence. The match is valid for the first match of the UEFA Nations League and will be the occasion for the debut of the new shirt. The technical commissioner spoke at the press conference on various topics.
Italy, short-term goals
“The hope is to start over as we finished 10 months ago and that people will follow us. So far our national team has done well, but it still has room for improvement from all points of view, technical and tactical, and every day we work to grow “
Italy-Bosnia in Florence without audience
“I will definitely feel a little sad. It has happened to me a couple of times when there were disqualifications, but once in a while. Playing continuously in empty stadiums is not very pleasant; in sports in general, not only in soccer, boys, players go to the field to have fun, to entertain people. It seems to me that we have reached the point where something more can be done, I really hope to see some people in the stadium as soon as possible.“
How important is the Nations League for Italy?
“The Nations League is a competition that matters a lot to us. Since I coached the national team we have recovered 12 positions, now we must stay in the top 10 avoiding risks in the compilation of the World Cup rounds. We cannot take risks, because qualifying for the World Cup will not be so easy. But the Nations League is also important because the final will be played in Italy”.
Italy, the group for the European Championship is not yet closed
“The doors are open to everyone, even those who are not here now. The group is mainly formed, we will not deviate too much for the European Championship, but some could return. We look forward to an even more exhausting year than last, players will face many matches in a short time, the important thing is to have interchangeable elements of the same level. I found everyone in good condition, but training is one thing, playing is one thing. We will focus on who has the brightest physical condition and in any case almost everyone will play at least one of the next two races.”.
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