The press comments on the 3-0 victory of the Italians against Turkey – click here for the match report.
ITALY
Gazzetta dello Sport: “We had the magical night we had hoped for for a lifetime. A 3-0 win against Turkey means a splendid start to this European Championship. It’s impressive how the Azzurri handled a tactically complicated match. The Mancini troops have taken full control of the game, our rivals have been overrun from start to finish. “
Corriere dello Sport: »Italy makes a dream debut. The Duo Immobile-Insigne sinks Turkey. The Azzurri couldn’t have started better. Italy starts the European Championship with a furious 3-0 victory and sinks Turkey in an Olympic stadium full of enthusiastic fans. Italy celebrates a sprint start and a success at the end of a game that the Azzurri have ruled from start to finish. “
All sports: “What a show! This is how we want to see Italy: beautiful and successful. Mancini’s troops do not disappoint and inspire the Tifosi in the Olympic Stadium. Tactics and concentration: Mancini proves that the strength of this team is the cohesion of this group. “
Hakan Calhanoglu am Ball
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Corriere della Sera: »Mancini’s Italy is beautiful and successful. The ninth win in a row for the Azzurri is the sweetest success that evening at the Olympic Stadium because it is the first win at a European championship that Italy had to wait for five years. Italy are starting well and have the patience to wait for the right moment to sink their rivals. Demiral’s own goal is the spark that sets the Azzurri hurricane in motion. The party can begin with the Immobiles and Insignes gates. “
The Republic: “The Azzurri play Italian. Coach Mancini remains true to himself and is rewarded for it. He revolutionized our football, every ball counts. Nobody plays like Italy, a team that just keeps attacking. The road to Wembley started exactly as we’d hoped. “
TURKEY
Liberty: “Forget this game and look ahead.”
Republic: “Opening game nightmare. Turkey has taken part in a major tournament five times, but has never won its first game. “
Nationality: “This boot is very tight for our feet.”
Evening: “Our boys burned themselves. Our team couldn’t burn Rome. But our hopes are not yet over. “
Photomac: “Started badly, but we’ll finish great. We had a bad start in 2008 too, but we finished third in the European Championship. 85 million hearts trust you! We will make history again. “
Goalscorer Ciro Immobile
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ENGLAND
Sun: »Immobile and Insignia strike: Italians present themselves as one of the big favorites at the start of EURO 2020. Roberto Mancini managed to put a smile on the face of an entire nation. “
Guardian: »Euro 2020 is finally in full swing and Italy is back. On a sultry night in Rome, the 16,000 spectators saw intelligent and patient attacking football: an achievement that Roberto Mancini’s team immediately identified as one of the favorites for the tournament. “
NETHERLANDS
Telegraph: »Scurrying Italy simply pushes Turkey aside and experiences a dream start into the European Championship. The Azzurri have positioned themselves with a flying start as one of the title candidates of this European Championship. The Italians under Mancini resolutely put away the pain of the missed World Cup in Russia, which led to the impressive series of 28 games in a row without defeat. “
AD: »Whirling Italy impresses and tears apart a poor Turkey. Italy didn’t leave Turkey completely in the first game of the European Championship. With the 3-0 defeat, the team got away well. “
De Volkskrant: »The storm, carried out stylishly by Italy every now and then, triumphed in the opening game of the European Championships by overwhelming power over the defense, which presented itself as cracking concrete from Turkey. An own goal was the penalty for the Turkish game concept, which was the beginning of a hopeless defeat, although Turkey officially had a home game in Rome: so 0: 3. “
SPAIN
Brand: »Italy is back – and playing to fall in love! “Bella Italia” scoring against Turkey at the start of the European Championship. The “Azzurra” underlined that it is a serious candidate for the title. The word catenaccio has disappeared from the dictionary. «
As: »Italy is Italy again! A fresh Italian team – far removed from the usual Azzurri and convincing as seldom – overran Turkey at the start of the European Championship. The efforts and resurrection of a land previously in ruins had an effect. Italy is now wearing a different suit. Mancini has put together a team that can be able to win tournaments again. “
Sports world: “A brilliant Italy is tearing down the Turkish wall. Italy showed a dynamic and relentless game. “
Sport: »Italy opens the European Championship with an attack on Turkey. For Turkey, the game turned into a ordeal. “
The country: »Convincing Italy! The host left Turkey speechless on the field. And that at a time when political relations between the two countries are already tricky. “
The world: “Italy destroys Turkey and starts a song of hope.”
Sports stadium: “Italy comes along like a steamroller and crushes Turkey. The Mancini team brought themselves a landslide victory after the missed World Cup 2018 in Russia and delivered a strong defensive performance. “
