Nov. 21 (Bloomberg)
Italy
advancement
European cup (e.g. soccer)
For the main event, manager Luciano Spalletti said
Belarus
Proved that they are a very good team and caused Italy a lot of difficulties.
"Overall, nothing was taken for granted. We played a good game and we had a lot of chances in the first half to secure the game. If we hadn't done that the game would have been a lot tighter and at that stage it was no longer simply about the
soccer ball
thing," Spalletti told RAI Sport, "We had to keep attacking, but Ukraine proved that they are a very good team and gave us a lot of problems."
"I understand these situations very well, I was born and brought up in these circumstances and this is my profession. After the game I went to pay tribute to all the partners, the chairman, the FA entourage, etc., because we all cared very much about the result and it was the right moment for us to be able to go and celebrate. The level of play has risen for the next stage and now the good stuff is just starting."
