“This team never dies, it never gives up.” This is what the Italian national team winger said Stephan El Shaarawy, expressing the feelings of his teammates after the tie in extra time against Croatia (1-1) on Monday, synonymous with qualification for the round of 16 of Euro 2024. Italy He is the current European champion.
“This tie made us aware of the quality of this team, which never dies, never gives up. Scoring in extra time may seem like a stroke of luck, but for me it shows our qualities,” he said. The Shaarawy in press conference in Iserlohn.
For the Roma forward, who has not yet entered this Euro Cup, despite the fact that Italy finished second in group B with four points (a victory over Albania by 2-1, a draw against Croatia by 1-1 and a defeat against Spain 1-0), “they are still a strong team.”
“In my opinion, we will go far in this tournament, even to the end (…) we have a group of quality players who will play well, as we showed in the first match” against Albania, he said. The Shaarawy three days before the round of 16 matches Switzerland In Berlin.
“No one wants to face Italy (…) Against Switzerland we want to play offensive and positive football,” he warned. The Shaarawy.
While France, Portugal, Spain and Germany They found themselves after the group stage in the same part of the draw, Italy a priori there is a less dangerous future path.
Source: La Verdad
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