Luciano Spalletti loses more pieces

National, injuries

As a result of injuries sustainedìti yesterday during the North Macedonia-Italy match, Gianluca Mancini (right thigh adductor muscle strain) and Matteo Politano (right triceps sural muscle strain) have left the National Team’s training camp, to return to their club and follow the appropriate treatment.

Ct Luciano Spalletti, considering the medical diagnosis, has decided to release the players to the clubs, as part of a constructive relationship of mutual cooperation.

Ahead of the Azzurri’s match scheduled for Tuesday with Ukraine, also considering the previous waivers of Pellegrini and Chiesa, the coach has summoned Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), who will reach in the afternoon the Milanello sports center, where the national team è in retreat since last night.

He was far from satisfied Luciano Spalletti after the draw on the field of North Macedonia in his debut as coach of the national team, a result that complicates not a little the path to the European Championship next summer.

"We suffered the field, the rebounds, the second balls – had commented the coach from Certaldo to the microphones of 'Rai Sport', shortly after the final whistle -. We were not ready to recreate the team block in the defensive phase, their midfielders often regained the balls that we failed to filter".

"Overall, the team played a good game, we didn’t concede much and we had chances – had added Spalletti, who nevertheless tried to see the glass half full -. We have to restart from the good things of today and improve quickly".

On the emotions he felt as a rookie on the national team bench: "There was a little bit of emotion because" you don" play not only inside the stadium, you play all over the world because" Italians are watching us from all over the world and they want us to win. They will be the ones to evaluate us".