Chiellini confessed what he said to Jordi Alba before the controversial penalty shootout between Italy and Spain

It suffered, but Italy managed to extend its unbeatable present to reach the final of the European Championship after beating Spain on penalties. One of the moments that remained in the center of the scene was the talk held by captains Giorgio Chiellini and Jordi Alba during the draw prior to the penalty shoot-out.

After the equality 1 to 1 in the 120 minutes of play (Federico Chiesa and Álvaro Morata, the authors of the goals), the German referee Felix Brych called the defenders to carry out the traditional coin toss to decide which arc to be would use and who would kick first. The decision of the place of the executions was not something minor, since the fans of both combined divided the heads of the stadium Wembley.

As soon as the coin touched the ground, the Juventus man pointed to his goal, while Barcelona’s left-back quickly did the same. One of the assistants agreed with Chiellini, prompting a claim from Alba. The footballer of the Old lady, always with a smile on his face, he treated him as a “liar” and pushed him in a friendly way, something that was not well received by the Spanish.

This situation, due to the fact that the official transmission never clarified what happened, generated some suspicions. Speaking to the Italian Football Federation, the White black He explained what happened in the center circle of the playing field.

“Much more was said than what actually happened. We had to decide under the bottom where to shoot and the referee said ‘red on one side, blue on the other. When it came out red, Jordi thought it was his background, but I jokingly pointed out that it wasn’t like that”, clarified.

Chiellini also revealed that he suffered from the penalty shootout, because they started by failing the first execution: “I was hugging Locatelli all the time, because after the first one I was desperate. We shared emotions that will remain forever, and in the end there was a hug with a tear”.

“Belgium made us suffer in the final stretch, but we were in control of the game. Spain was the rival that put us in trouble the most. In addition to possession, they have improved a lot in their pressure, they maintained intensity during the 90 minutes. We need our heart and humility to understand that we had a better opponent in front of us in what we liked to do: dominate the game. There are rivals that we have to respect and we change our strategy. I did not expect to suffer so much, but beyond some danger before 90 ′, I think we created more chances. It is the first time in these three years that we come across a rival capable of making us suffer like this, it will serve us for the future ”, commented the defender about the passing of National in the kill-kill.

Chielini also analyzed the final this Sunday, from 16 o’clock, against England in Wembley. “It is a dream come true. At first we also thought that Mancini was crazy when he told us that we should think about winning the Eurocup. Now the last centimeter is missing. I was hoping to cross paths with France, she was the great favorite, and then with the English. They have quality, physique, solidity and organization. It is a concrete and strong team, let’s not forget that in the last World Cup they came out in the semifinal and only for details ”.

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