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It was decided to continue the press conference in the evening and Mr. Mancini politely concluded his reply.
The problems seemed to be solved: After a couple of minutes, the lights came back on, Mancini’s voice was heard from the speakers, but not for long.
At the end of the press conference, the power went out again and the strategist showed his last thoughts to the Italian journalists in practically the dark.
The Italian team arrived in Lithuania on the eve of Tuesday’s game and organized training at the LFF stadium in the evening. Before him, the Azzurri strategist said he respected the Lithuanian team, which leaves him with the impression of a disciplined team.
“Patience and peace”, according to R. Mancini, this should be the key to victory in the fight against the Lithuanian team on Wednesday.
Although some of the group’s leaders in Vilnius will be seen as obvious party favorites, the guests themselves do not believe that an easy ride awaits them.
R. Mancini analyzed the Lithuanian team’s match with Switzerland, here Lithuania gave him the impression of being a team that promotes physical fighting.
“A very physical team, which plays hard football, with a physical base, which tries to take advantage of counterattacks. The Lithuanians will have their advantages at home.
There are no easy games at this level. To win we will have to play great games, “said the guest strategist.
Asked about the possible weapons of the Lithuanian team in the fight against the Italians, R. Mancini drew attention to the cover of the LFF stadium, which, of course, is better known to the Lithuanian team.
“We respect the Lithuanian team, we will have to be very focused and focused,” said R. Mancini.
The Italian team strategist had no doubt that the Lithuanians would take care of the safety of their goal with great force on Wednesday.
“Lithuania knows how to defend itself.” We will have to show patience and peace when looking for attacks, looking for opportunities, “said R. Mancini.
Italy came to Lithuania on their own with two World Cup national team victories against Northern Ireland and Bulgaria.
R. Mancini will not have the duo of Paris Saint Germain, Alessandro Florenzi and Marco Verratti in Vilnius.
The first after a game with Bulgaria on Sunday, he felt very tired and decided to give him a break to avoid the risk of injury, Mr. Verratti suffered a left thigh injury in a match with the Bulgarians.
There will also be a defender in Germany, Vincenzo Grifo, who did not travel due to strict COVID-19 restrictions that Germany applies to those coming from Lithuania. It is true that if A. Florenzi and M. Verratto are the players in the starting line-up, V. Grifo played only 6 minutes in the first two qualifying matches.
The Italian team led by R. Mancini did not lose 24 consecutive games and recorded a series of 12 wins.
The last time Italy felt the bitterness of defeat was in 2018. On September 10, in the UEFA Nations League tournament, Portugal fell 0: 1.
Composition of the Italian team for the game with Lithuania:
Goalkeepers:
Alessio Cragno (“Cagliari”)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (“Milan”)
Alex Meret (“Naples”)
Salvatore Sirigu (“Turin”)
Defenders:
Francesco Acerbi (“Lazio”)
Alessandro Bastoni (“Inter”)
Cristiano Biraghi (“Fiorentina”)
Leonardo Bonucci (“Juventus”)
Giovanni Di Lorenzo (“Naples”)
Emerson Palmieri (“Chelsea”)
Gian Marco Ferrari (“Sassuolo”)
Manuel Lazzari (“Lazio”)
Gianluca Mancini (“Rome”)
Leonardo Spinazzola (“Rome”)
Rafael Toloi (“Atalanta”)
For security:
Nicolo Barella (“Inter”)
Gaetano Castrovilli (“Fiorentina”)
Manuel Locatelli (“Sassuolo”)
Rolando Mandragora (“Turin”)
Lorenzo Pellegrini (“Rome”)
Matteo Pessina (“Atalanta”)
Matteo Ricci (“spices”)
Stefano Sensi (“Inter”)
Roberto Soriano (“Bolonia”)
Forward:
Andrea Belotti (“Turin”)
Federico Bernardeschi (“Juventus”)
Federico Chiesa (“Juventus”)
Stephan El Shaarawy (“Rome”)
Ciro Immobile (“Lazio”)
Lorenzo Insigne (“Naples”)
Qualifying calendar for the World Cup
2021 March 28 Switzerland – Lithuania 1: 0 (1: 0)
2021 March 31 Lithuania – Italy
2021 September 2 Lithuania – Northern Ireland
2021 September 5 Bulgaria – Lithuania
2021 September 8 Italy – Lithuania
2021 October 9 Lithuania – Bulgaria
2021 October 12 Lithuania – Switzerland
2021 November 12 Northern Ireland – Lithuania
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