Italy dreams like it has not happened for years. The victory with Turkey certifies that Roberto Mancini's enormous work can also bear fruit on big events. On Friday, the Azzurra added 28 games without losing, nine wins in a row, all without conceding a goal. He did it, in addition, developing a game with a beautiful touch, with a clear and courageous identity. Italians had never won a Euro match with three goals, and it was no coincidence. The country woke up happy and proud of its boys. Up to 12,749,000 people watched the inaugural meeting of the Euro in the country of the boot: 50.7% of the spectators were cheering for the Nazionale. The illusion flooded all the covers of the newspapers, sports and generalists. “Laugh Italy”, titled 'La Gazzetta dello Sport', which spoke of “a show at the premiere.” The 'Corriere dello Sport' screamed on its front page “Long live Italy!”, and 'Tuttosport' was blunt: “We love you like this”.
The accolades also came from the experts. Capello, in 'Sky Sport', analyzed Italy like this: “He played well, he can even improve. The revulsives are at the height of the headlines, with fatigue and injuries this will make the difference. We can make it to the top four. ” Del Piero had it clear: “Italy is bordering on perfection. Master the game and create many chances, without ever taking risks. Mancini is very smart and the boys listen to him. Not having qualified for the 2018 World Cup made us wake up. “ntonio Cassano, on 'Bobo TV', commented on Mancini's work: “We just have to applaud, we started in the ashes and Roberto is making a revolution. In 1982 and 2006 Italy lived on plays, on proper names, Mancini's thing is revolutionary. He has no champions and he is accomplishing all of that on his own. If the technicians are smart, they should imitate him. “Sacchi, another who knows a lot about revolutions, stated in the 'Gazzetta': “Mancini won like a 'dominus', something rare for our football. We come from the worst years in our history, not having reached the 2018 World Cup was the consequence, and we have 11 years without winning international cups at club level. That says a lot about the incredible work of these guys, wonderfully guided by their coach. “
The azzurri, meanwhile, returned to Coverciano to prepare the game against Swiss. Florenzi, who suffers a contracture in the calf, will be absent. It is the nth low for Mancini, whose eleven, however, never lost their identity. This is what is exciting: Italy has an idea. And it works great.