THE WORD
The Italian coach returned to the controversial episode in the match against Ukraine: “It was doubtful, certainly not as clear as they paint it”
23 nov 2023
L’Italia will take part in Euro 2024 and in Germany will be able to defend the title won three years earlier at Wembley. The qualification path for the Azzurri was not easy, going from Mancini to Spalletti, and the 0-0 draw againstUkraine which was worth the qualification saw a dubious episode in recovery which caused a lot of talk, that of alleged penalty foul by Cristante on Mudryk. Il coach Spalletti however, he was clear on the issue: “A dubious episode was passed off as something clear that wasn’t.”
The national team selector – who spoke during an event in Rome – wanted to rearrange the issue by shifting the focus: “We didn’t steal anything, we didn’t deserve qualification but
deserved to go to the European Championship“.
The foreign media attacked Italy for the episode of the dubious penalty, but Spalletti he doesn’t shift his thoughts one iota: “It’s unfortunate that they want to pass off a dubious episode as clear, because that wasn’t the case. It’s not right to extrapolate that episode to attack us, without looking at the rest of the performance which was good. The match it was difficult because of the pressure there was.”
Spalletti then also spoke about the situation of Italian football with a reflection on young footballers: “I see the Italian championship filled with young players who come from abroad, while we prefer to let our players play in the Primavera. Afterwards they have two possibilities: bench or lower championships. There is a period where growth ends and very few go to compete abroad where in high-level championships they give you the opportunity to demonstrate your value. In this there is also the complicity of many agents who are not at an international level to manage these guys, it is more convenient to have them close by.”
2023-11-23 18:45:00
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