David Alaba, Austrian national team player, admitted that it is “very difficult” to assume the elimination against Italy in the second round of the Eurocup.
The Austrian side, reinforcement of Real Madrid to The next season, he took part in Austria's 90-minute goal, then watched as his team succumbed in extra time against Italy, closing their way to the quarter-finals.
“It is not easy to find words to define this,” said Alaba. in mixed zone. “We can be proud of ourselves, Austria can be proud of us,” he reiterated.
In line, the Madrid defender assured that “we have given everything, but in the end we have not been rewarded for our performance. It is very difficult to assume this ”.
Arnautovic laments the lack of luck
Marko Arnautovic, Austria forward, said that with a little more luck they would have reached the quarterfinals of the Eurocup.
Austria, who were playing a round of 16 of the Euro for the first time, were eliminated against Italy in extra time, after the VAR canceled them a goal for offside in the 90 minutes.
“For me it is difficult to find the words. If we are a bit lucky, we win in 90 minutes
”Said Arnautovic at a press conference. “We created a lot of chances and we played very well, but we did not finish off in many moments. Congratulations to the whole team, ”added the forward, who saw his goal in the second half being canceled by VAR for offside.