EURO 2016: Italy National team updates ahead of Sweden clash
The Southampton striker has joined his teammates during today’s training session and will be eligible to play the next game against the Swedish squad.
Viktor Kassai will referee the game. He won the best referee in the world award back in 2011 and was the referee of EURO 2016’s debut game between France and Romania.
Antonio Candreva and Alessandro Florenzi have talked to journalists during a press conference held in Montpellier.
“Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci and Chiellini are reference points to us. We follow them, they are important and they give us wise advices”, said Candreva.
“We are not qualified yet, so we can’t afford thinking about our placement in the group stage. That would be wrong. We know what happened during the World Cup two years ago. We won the first game and we lost the following two.”
“We have to make fee do the talking”, Florenzi added.
“All players on the bench watched the last game standing. When Vertonghen pushed Oriali, Insigne and I went against him even if we are as tall as his leg, we wanted to be respected.”
“Everyone entered the pitch when Pellé scored the second goal. The referee could have booked all of us. I feel comfortable in every position I play in midfield. I can attack and defend I am not only able to play down the flank.”
Pic and info by CM.com reporter in Montpellier Federico Zanon @FedeZanon15
Translated by Lorenzo Bettoni @lorebetto
