Italy’s debut at Euro 2024 is less and less missing. The debut against Albania will take place on Saturday evening at 9pm in Dortmund. Spain and Scotland are also in Group B. The Italian coach will speak at a press conference at 1.45pm Luciano Spalletti with the goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
2.22pm
Donnarumma: “It’s not the form that counts, but the spirit”
Donnarumma: “Am I captain? Nothing has changed compared to three years ago, there are various leaders in this group. I am among them and I will try to give my best. Form? The important thing is how to interpret the role and have a compact and cohesive team that attack and defend together.
If we win tomorrow we will put an important brick on our qualification, we know it well.”
2.21pm
Donnarumma on videogames
Donnarumma: “Rules on video games? No impact, balance is needed there too. In the room you use the games but without being late and in the evening we stay together in the games room and have fun there. A really good group has been created, the coach has given us instructions but no serious rules.”
2.17pm
Donnarumma: “Immediately a treacherous match”
The press conference for Donnarumma begins: “Am I the leader? The spirit will be the same as three years ago, we want to relive magical nights, the team is ready and doesn’t need my advice. Those who were already there in 2021 will know what to say to the others to get to the end. Pitfalls ?The group is difficult and the match against Albania represents various dangers, they are fast and they play well, they are not able to give 70-80%. balance and compactness will be needed.”
2.11pm
Spalletti: “At this moment we are heroes”
Luciano Spalletti he also spoke to Sky Sport: “At the moment we are giants, heroes. We have little time available to train the national team, but with a group with this availability and awareness everything becomes easier and what is done in one training session is like 10 in a club. Barella is the one who knows how to do the most things, he has free and clean football, and we are counting on him, but he still has to develop today’s and tomorrow’s training and then we will decide Calafiori? of him and he has the quality of an international footballer. When you have the ball you are a defender, but when he has it you have to chase him because he is the one who wants to go and score.”
1.58pm
Italy, Spalletti: “Barella has recovered”
While waiting for the conference, the coach Luciano Spalletti spoke to Rai microphones: “There’s always a bit of emotion when you play matches of a certain level. But it’s not toxic, it’s beautiful, positive and makes this stadium wonderful. Stretcher? He’s recovered, we’ll see if he’ll do all the training today so we can deploy him. In the last two races we looked for the same things, tomorrow we will see similar things but trying to do better. Working together every day allows us to have superior knowledge that we can put into practice.”
1.47pm
A few minutes at the press conference
A few minutes and the press conference of Donnarumma and coach Spalletti will begin before Italy-Albania.
1.40pm
The detail of Spalletti’s shoes
In recent days, everyone has noticed the detail on the boots of the Italy coach, Luciano Spalletti. (LOOK AT THE PICTURES)
1.26pm
European Championships, starting tonight with Germany-Scotland
Italy on the pitch on Saturday evening, but the European Championships begin this evening with the match between Germany and Scotland. (ALL DETAILS)
1.13pm
What does the algorithm say about Italy’s path?
What will Italy’s path be at Euro 2024? The algorithm has no doubts. (READ THE NEWS)
1.07pm
Spalletti, the toned commissioner
In his editorial today, the director of Corriere dello Sport-Stadio, Ivan Zazzaroni, defined Spalletti as ‘the toned commissioner’. (READ THE NEWS)
12.57pm
Italy, the latest training
Italy, here are the latest lineup news ahead of the debut against Albania. (READ THE NEWS).
