© ZUMAPRESS.com
„The relationship between Spain and Italy, who have met in previous tournaments, was explained in the first EURO 2020 semi-final held at Wembley Stadium. The teams with experience of penalty shootouts in crucial matches transferred their battle to such a series, where Italy defeated Spain with a score of 4:2 and sent them home. Italy's national team coach R. Mancini commented after the match: "We knew that tough matches were ahead, Spain caused us a lot of problems on the field. Sometimes you have to suffer in matches. Not all confrontations can be smooth, like our progress has been so far."
„We tried to score goals when we had the chance, but it was very difficult: we controlled the ball less time than our opponents. Spain is a great team, and penalty shootouts are a lottery.“
„Almost no one believed that we could reach the EURO 2020 final, but here we are. We are happy to be able to provide such a football celebration for every Italian who has watched our path to the final for the past four weeks,“ - the coach concluded.
