An exciting start to a reversed match, in which the watchword was reaction, and some doubts especially due to the amount of wasted actions to close the match first. The day-after of Italy-Albania elicits contrasting assessments and similarities with the Azzurri world champions in Berlin in 2006 and heroes in Dortmund with the unforgettable victory against hosts Germany.
ANSA Agency Totti crowns Scamacca: ‘Very good and physically strong’ – European Championships 2024 – Ansa.it World champion acquits Di Marco: ‘He has grown a lot’ (ANSA) Meanwhile, the TV audience figures (12 million viewers) give an idea of the country’s passion and hope to experience other magical nights also with coach Luciano Spalletti’s national team. Ten and a half million (56% share) connected with Rai 1; this is a figure to which must be added that of the Italians (1,194,000, with a 6% share) who followed the match on Sky Sport.
ANSA Agency Party at the Azzurri’s house with Buffon and kids from the football schools – European Championships 2024 – Ansa.it FIGC President Gravina: ‘students are the future of civil society’ (ANSA) Remembering those legendary nights between Dortmund and Berlin by indicating the common points between the two national teams is one of the absolute protagonists of that strong and fortunate team led by Marcello Lippi. “Yesterday – recalls Gigi Buffon, world champion and now head of the Italian delegation at the Iserlohn retreat – I relived the emotions of 2006 when I saw Del Piero again, I, who am so focused on the present, took a few steps backwards”.
ANSA Agency Zaccarelli: ‘Goal after 23”? It reminded me of ’78…’ – European Championships 2024 – Ansa.it Azzurro and Lacombe’s lightning goal, then the 2-1 over France (ANSA) Then from the stage while rewarding the kids who participated in the event at the Italian Embassy in Berlin Buffon adds: “When Italy is there, we all row on the same side and for me this was magic and being here in Germany and winning a World Cup is the greatest gift that life could give me and I’m still moved.” Analogies and memories that echo in a day spent between the joy of having started the European Championship well and the enthusiasm of the boys who came to applaud the Azzurri on the occasion of the award ceremony of the competition “The best goal of our national teams: you score a goal too!” , which involved over 250 girls and boys from 50 schools and football schools from 13 German countries.
ANSA Agency Italy starts with shock and heart-pounding final but wins on debut NEWS and PHOTOS – European Championships 2024 – Ansa.it Record goal for Albania after just 23 seconds, then Bastoni and Barella score the 2-1 (ANSA) “Analogies between Lippi and Spalletti? The management of the group – assures Buffon – there is a moment in which it is nice to be a friend of the group and a moment in which the group must understand that there is a commander. These two things are necessary if you want to go all the way, the coach tries to make the most of what he has available and – adds the 2006 Berlin world champion – he uses the stick every now and then and the carrot, they are necessary elements to get the most out of the kids. “. Then Buffon looks to the near future which will see Italy opposing Spain in match 2 at Euro 2024: “Spalletti has made our desire clear, it is to get the best out of everyone. With Spain we will play to get the best and do well figure. The Spain of my time (that of 2016, ed.) was at the end of the cycle, we are a national team at the beginning of the cycle, I want to think that in two years we will be at the top but already now we can reach high performance levels.”
ANSA Agency Italy trains with Borussia Dortmund’s youngsters – European Championships 2024 – Ansa.it The day after the victory against Albania in Dortmund on the debut of the European Championships in Germany, the Azzurri under Luciano Spalletti, except those who started last night, trained in the Iserlohn headquarters. (HANDLE) The national team trained this morning before having the rest of the day available: among the Azzurri, Chiesa, Scamacca and Darmian spent the afternoon with their respective families before returning to the hotel after dinner. As for the post-Albania session in Dortmund, the Azzurri under Spalletti, except those who played from the start last night, trained in the Iserlohn headquarters. After the warm-up, a long match took place in which some members of the Borussia Dortmund youth team also joined. The Italian training, which should have been open to the cameras and the press for only 15 minutes, remained “visible” for the entire time, while in the stands the party began with all the participants in the event for the school children and of German football schools organized by FIGC and the Italian embassy in Berlin.
ANSA Agency Spalletti: ‘Good things but we have to finalize them’ – European Championship 2024 – Ansa.it “We have seen many good things but they have to lead somewhere. Otherwise, if they remain an end in themselves, they are of no use. We didn’t go in the direction of finishing the action as soon as possible, we built but then went back. (ANSA) Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA
