The former Roma player, under investigation for betting on illegal platforms, spoke after the 0-0 draw that qualified the Azzurri for Euro 2024: what he said
The Editorial Team Tuesday 21 November 2023, 12.54pm
ROMA – “The important thing is that my family and the people who love me know how much I am worth and who I am”. This, later lo Leverkusen drew 0-0 against Ukraine which guaranteed Spalletti’s Italy the pass for Euro 2024the outburst of Nicolò Zaniolo, striker of the national team still investigated in Turin for betting on illegal platforms which it has though denied having bet on football. “Criticism is part of the game and of life. When you know that you are okay and that you are a calm, clean and calm person, criticism slides over you – he added in the interview given to the GR Rai sports editorial team –. There will be people who think I’m a wrong person, others a right person.”
Zaniolo is aiming for the European Championship
The former Roma, now at Aston Villa, was among the protagonists of the ‘BayArena’ where the Azzurri hit the target: “When you are a national team like Italy you have a lot of pressure, but we players have to live with it if we want to remain at these levels. It is also an incentive to be able to give more on the pitch – has explained –. We knew that a tough, difficult match awaited us in Leverkusen. But the coach encouraged us, he gave us the right motivation. We are happy with the result obtained and now we go to the European Championship”. Zaniolo (booed at the Olimpico during the previous match against North Macedonia) ha great confidence in the blue group despite knowing that, at least on paper, they are there best equipped national teams: “I’ve always been used to thinking about myself and my team. Then of course there’s France, England, there are many very strong teams, but we’re no different. If we play as concentrated as we know how to do, we can compete with anyone. Nobody scares us.”.
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