There is no one else being talked about but Mattia Zaccagni and it couldn’t be otherwise given that the Lazio archer has effectively gifted qualification to Italy when all seemed lost. Regarding what happened against Croatia and not only here are the words of the Biancoceleste player to the microphones of UEFA: “These were intense days, it was a very strong emotion. Obviously we didn’t think that a draw was necessarily necessary. Fortunately it arrived. Now we are only thinking about preparing for a very important match against Switzerland. Could this be the shock? We have always known that the national team often suffers and then comes out on top in the moments that matter. And now we expect exactly this from ourselves”.
GOAL – “I experienced the action normally, like any other action. I didn’t even realize it was the last action of the match. As soon as I saw Calafiori carrying the ball and that the Croatian defense was getting tighter and tighter, I stayed in my natural position and when the ball came to me I didn’t think twice. The celebration was fantastic, with the whole bench, with all the staff, all the guys. Some of us hurt our ribs because we were all crushed by everyone. But it was really exciting.”
DEL PIERO – “Alex has always been my idol even though I only really met him a few days ago, before leaving for Germany. Then we spoke every now and then before and after the matches. And I spoke to him on the night of the match, he complimented me very much. Yes, those two goals are very similar, I would say so.”
SWITZERLAND – “We have seen Switzerland play in recent days, they are a tough team, a prepared team. They have many expert players who also play in our championship. We know that we will have to play a great match to put them in difficulty and get to the quarterfinals. They have shown that they are a good team as a whole. It will take a great match to beat them.”
MODULE – “My favourite formation? I’m a natural left winger so maybe a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1. However, the formation must be important for the team and whatever choice the coach makes, we’ll all be happy and try to do our best.”
SCOREBOARD – “Looking at the scoreboard we can say that it is quite favorable but we have already seen in this European Championship that everyone is playing with everyone else and that the less famous teams are putting the big teams in difficulty, so we will have to stay focused and see game after game Among the surprises I really like Austria, but Switzerland is also very strong.”
FANS – “First of all I thank them for the warmth they have given me in these days, I have received thousands and thousands of messages. I am very happy, I thank them and I hope they continue to support us as they have done until now”.
Published on 06/27
