Mancini: “I'm not nervous”

Italy has offered its best face in this Eurocup. One step separates him from winning it: “I'm not nervous,” he replied. Mancini in the anteroom. The coach wants to measure up and knows that it is not just any night: “It will probably be one of the most important of my career,” he stressed, aware that the continental throne is at stake. England awaits ahead, who also does not want to overlook the opportunity presented to them by playing in Wembley.

The Italian coach is familiar with English talent: “It's a great team. With their substitutes they would also have been able to reach the final ”, he said Mancini. His team needs to remain calm in the face of a final in which they play against the host: “We are also going to listen to our fans, although we still have to take care of what happens on the pitch,” said the coach , who does not lose sleep the support that his rival may have.

With their substitutes, England could also have reached the final

Mancini asks for one more effort: “Everyone has given more than 100%. There is one more step left and we have to enjoy it because the season is over and we are going on vacation, “he said in the preview of a match that serves as the culmination of a Eurocup describing it as entertaining: “It wasn't easy at all, not even in the group stage. The road has been full of difficulties but we have deserved to reach the final. England too ”, added the former City.

It is presumed that Italy will want to dominate a match in which England can play a replica role: “We don't want to change our style. Spain limited us and did a great job to take the ball away from us, but we will try to repeat those things that have led us to Wembley”. After three years in charge of the national team, Mancini a golden opportunity presents itself to go down in history. After the triumph in the Eurocup from 1968, Italy wants to get the crown back.