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. In Press conference the blue coach Luciano Spalletti and the doorman Gianluigi Donnarumma they presented tomorrow’s match.
5.43pm
Lukaku, the future after Euro 2024
Romelu Lukaku also stands out among the many players with their fate in the balance at the European Championships. The former Roma striker, who has returned to Chelsea, is very popular with Napoli.
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5.33pm
Italy, the lineup is busted: an unlikely eleven on the big screens
The eleven tested by the coaches at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, on the eve of the match between Italy and Albania, is not convincing. (READ THE NEWS)
5.24pm
Italy, Spalletti and the Play Station
Speaking at the conference, Italy coach Luciano Spalletti denied having banned the Play Station for his team.
Spalletti:
5.23pm
Scotland, the misadventure of two fans in Germany
Two Scottish fans involved in a singular misadventure warn other fans in Germany. (READ THE NEWS)
4.56pm
Kvara boomed at the European Championship, everyone wearing his shirt
The wait for Euro 2024 is all for Italy, but in Naples also for other players. As for Kvaratskhelia who is preparing to make her debut with her Georgia. (READ THE NEWS)
4.43pm
The celebration of the Scots, the tension of Germany
Great anticipation for the first of the European Championships between Germany and Scotland. Kick-off at 9pm in Monaco. (READ THE NEWS)
4.23pm
Donnarumma: “We want to relive the magical nights”
Gianluigi Donnarumma in conference: “The team is ready and doesn’t need my advice. Whoever was already there in 2021 will know what to tell the others to get to the end.”
Donnarumma:
4.04pm
Euro 2024, Luca Toni’s prediction
In view of the European Championships, former Italian player Luca Toni has made his very personal prediction. (READ HIS WORDS)
3.46pm
Euro 2024: rules, groups and curiosities
Everything about the tournament in Germany that is about to start, including useful information and curiosities relating to the various cities, the anthem and the mascot. (READ THE NEWS)
3.26pm
Di Lorenzo, the agent: “No contact with Juve”
The agent of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, defender of Italy, has returned to talk about the future of his client. (READ HIS STATEMENTS)
3.09pm
Spalletti, small talk with a journalist
At the end of the conference, a small exchange between Spalletti and a journalist present in the press room: “He’s the one who says everything about Whatsapp…”. (READ THE NEWS)
2.57pm
Spalletti’s conference is over
This concludes the press conferences of Donnarumma and Spalletti on the eve of Italy-Albania.
2.55pm
Spalletti on Barella
“Stretcher? We also listen to his sensations, he has already had a similar problem and in that case he developed the game he had to do. What matters is the opinion of the doctors because the players always want to play.”
2.55pm
Spalletti on Scamacca
“He has grown a lot in the last period and we congratulated him. He is complete, he knows how to do everything. Then he still has to compare himself with his performance and that of the others. If I attack the goal ten times I receive five balls, if I do twenty times I receive ten…”.
2.53pm
Shoulders on the modules
“We can also play with three at the back, but always in an offensive way. But we can also play with two strikers because Scamacca and Retegui are very strong and Raspadori can also play as a sub striker. I can play with both positions (three or four defense ) but what counts is the positions on the pitch and whether we manage to control the match.”
2.51pm
Spalletti on Acerbi’s absence
“Who in his place? Mancini has experience, but Bastoni can also be a leader and Buongiorno and Calafiori have the makings of those who want to get to play at a high level. But my entire team is very serious. We will be what we want to be” .
2.49pm
Spalletti on Donnarumma
“Donnarumma? If he leaves PSG, I think he will go to an even stronger team. Then he will have to be good, in Italy we have many strong goalkeepers like Vicario and Meret and it’s nice to deal with champions of this type.”
2.35pm
Spalletti: “We are protagonists of the children’s dream”
“We will be the protagonists of the dream of every Italian who as a child left school with the ball and returned home in the evening sweaty and with scraped knees. For our compatriots we are heroes, giants, we will put everything into the match. We must see that we are that level, we are not afraid of a football match. Everyone will have to have their own toolbox in which to unscrew and screw what is needed.”
2.28pm
Spalletti on the Play Station
“Play Station? It’s not true that I banned it, I just said that you can’t stay up until 3 or 4 in the morning, which is different. We need to create a correct lifestyle to always give the best of ourselves in race. In the games room there are two beautiful Play Stations and I played them too, but at the correct times”.
2.27pm
Italy, now Spalletti in conference
Donnarumma’s press conference ends here. Now it’s coach Luciano Spalletti’s turn: “The emotion is great, but it doesn’t bring tension, it’s happiness, it’s a fantastic emotion. The match represents various pitfalls, Sylvinho was very good at creating this team and we play against players who know our football very well and have quality I am convinced that our team will be able to show what it can do. Football is not just about the eleven on the pitch but also the 60 million fans we ask to play with us.”
2.26pm
Donnarumma on Scamacca
“We are talking about a great striker who has made giant strides in recent times. I have watched every single match, he has done incredible things. He will be able to make a difference at any time, we are happy to have him with us as well as Retegui and Raspadori.”
2.25pm
Donnarumma and the mental coach
“Yes and I recommend it to everyone, it helps you stay balanced and not get caught up in emotions in a competition where ambitions are high. You have to be clear-headed in every situation.”
2.24pm
Donnarumma on Buffon
“Having Buffon here, who made history, helps us a lot. His presence is important, he will be able to give me the right advice by telling me about his 2006 summer which became history. The delegate on the pitch to talk to the referee? Close to the I’ll be there in the area, then Jorginho or Barella could be in the distance.”
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).
