Stefano Salandin Tuesday, July 2, 2024, 10:46 AM
In short, that there was some anxiety in Paris (and this time politics had nothing to do with it) is confirmed by the title that the Équipe website released online immediately after the final whistle: “la délivrance“. That is to say “the liberation”. Both from the nightmare of being eliminated by their Belgian cousins (they hate each other), and from the contingency of a victory that France obtained with objective difficulty and at the end of a match that was not at all memorable for either the game or the individuals. They were kept afloat by the saves of Maignan and an own goal: not much, but enough to go to the quarter-finals where they will have to do without Rabiotdisqualified.
Rabiot: “Juve? I don’t know what will happen”
The midfielder, who has been officially released by Juve since yesterday, spoke in the mixed zone: “My future? I don’t know what will happen but I don’t feel like talking about it. Tell the fans something? I think they’ve understood that I’m focused on the European Championship with my national team and that we’ll see what happens after that. My focus is 100% here, then obviously I’m always in contact with the club. Italy’s elimination? From what we saw in the group stage we could have expected it. Switzerland had arrived much stronger, I can’t say I’m surprised by Italy’s elimination. The team is also young and needed time to work with the new coach. They will have the opportunity to do better in the coming years. We’re not beautiful? No, but as he says Allegri “It’s better not to be beautiful but to win.”
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