The day before Italy will face San Marino in a friendly match tomorrow at the Sardegna Arena in Cagliari. “I hope it can be a fun national team – explained Roberto Mancini at the press conference – This is the only team that unites all the fans, we hope to make them happy“.
Italy-San Marino: training
Mancini, surprisingly, announced the formation that will take the field against San Marino: it will be 4-3-3 with Cragno in goal, defense composed of Toloi, Mancini, Ferrari and Biraghi, midfield line with Cristante, Pessina and Castrovilli, finally an offensive trident with Kean flanked by Bernardeschi and Grifo.
Space then on the unavailable players: “The medical staff is treating the injured. Pilgrims is improving a lot, Verratti he is recovering faster than expected, I think he can do it. Senses is to be evaluated these days, it worries me a little “.
One of the novelties in the pre-squad list was Giacomo Raspadori, class 2000 attacker of Sassuolo, “disputed” by the Under 21 for the final phase of the European Championship:“He has trained separately these days, we have to figure out if he will go with l’Under 21 or if it will stay here. I believe that may have a great future“.
Chiellini: “Ready for Euro 2020. We need a pinch of madness”
Then speak the captain of the national team, Giorgio Chiellini: “I am here with great enthusiasm to experience what probably it will be my last event with the national team. In these days we are living good times together, from Monday the concentration will increase and then we will be ready to start Euro2020. Left-handed? It surprised me as a person, it’s amazing how he managed to get in in our hearts in a short time. We can go far, we can play it all up to Wembley, with enthusiasm, lightheartedness it’s a pinch of madness “.
