The coach Sylvinho and captain Djimsiti in Press conference to present the challenge Italy-Albaniascheduled for tomorrow at 9pm at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmundon the first day of group B of Euro 2024. From the game organization and mentality of the Brazilian coach to the knowledge of Italian football of the defenderAtalantaready to face his partner Gianluca Scamacca.
Djimsiti: “Maximum respect for Italy, but we know what to do”
The first to speak at the press conference was himself Berat Djimsiticaptain of the expedition led by coach Sylvinho, called to compete with many players who play in Serie A: “I have been in Serie A for many years and many players of the Italian national team play in Serie A, we know who we are playing against. As regards the weak points, we have analyzed many aspects with our coach, we know what to do. But Italy clearly won the last European Championship, we know she is very prepared and we have the utmost respect”.
A debut race that could already be decisive for Italy and Albania, considering the difficulties and the calendar proposed by group B: “All three races are very difficult and important, – underlined Djimsiti – but clearly the first match can change our path if we start with the right attitude. It could change the qualification discussion. Sylvinho? He brought so much joy, so much work. We know how much he works every day in Albania to make our national team stronger, he was also a great footballer and he can give us a lot, we also saw it during the qualifying phase. Many compliments to the coach and his staff”.
Djimsiti on Scamacca: “We celebrated together, now it’s Italy-Albania”
Djimsiti will also have the opportunity to challenge Gianluca Scamacca tomorrow evening, meeting up with one of the teammates with whom he won the last Europa League with the Atalanta shirt: “I know him very well, we’ve been training together for a year, every day. But we haven’t talked about this match: we celebrated together when we won the Europa League, but the most interesting thing is Italy-Albania, not Djimsiti -Scamacca. Winning the Europa League was a journey and during a growth journey there are positive and negative moments, then when victory is close you give everything to do it. Now we are in the national team and it will be important to approach the tournament in the best possible way give your best”.
