“Yesterday it wasn’t easy to react, but our strength is to hang on to the game, we did that and we deserved the victory.” Word of Gigi Buffon who, the day after Italy’s victory against Albania in Dormund, relives the match with the press at Casa Azzurri, on the sidelines of the awards ceremony for the competition “The best goal of our national teams: you score a goal too!” organized by the Italian Embassy in Germany, in collaboration with FIGC.
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) “In yesterday’s match – explains Buffon – we must focus on the shocking start and the disadvantage and the serenity with which we managed to overcome it in just a few minutes, this is the strongest signal to take. Then probably with a little more of cynicism we would not have risked seeing the victory slip away at the ninetieth minute.
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) Yesterday – Buffon recalls – I relived the emotions of 2006 seeing Del Piero again, I, who am so focused on the present, made a few steps backwards” Then from the stage while he was 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 having been here in Germany and winning a World Cup is the greatest gift that life could give me and again I get emotional”
ANSA Agency Barella: ‘That goal was tough after 23″ but an ok start’ – European Championships 2024 – Ansa.it Chiesa: “Winning the first was important” (ANSA) Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA
