NATIONS - Italy, Mancini: "Opening a cycle? We hope so"

01.09.2021 18:20 of  A.S. TransferMarketWeb   see readings
NATIONS - Italy, Mancini: "Opening a cycle? We hope so"
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Speaking on a press conference, Italy's coach Roberto Mancini presents the tomorrow challenge between Italy and Bulgaria: "First of all, I want to thank the fans who supported us during the European Championship. Tomorrow we must do what we know how to do, the stakes will already be very high and there will be no distractions".

How is Zaniolo doing? Is tomorrow's race more delicate or Sunday's?

"The first is always the most delicate because it recovers after some time. But in these days we have evaluated the conditions of the players and they are not so bad, they have had fewer holidays and the athletic condition is good. The problem is the first game, there must be maximum concentration. Zaniolo is fine like everyone else, now let's see ... "

Has a cycle opened with the victory of the European Championship?

"It is our hope but it has been for three years, involving the boys. It didn't mean winning and you don't win one way, but trying to do something different than in the past. In 13-14 months we have a World Cup and it's not that far away, but now the primary objective is to continue playing like this and qualify".