Italy, Luciano Spalletti heralds lineup changes and warns his people
Luciano Spalletti’s statements ahead of Ecuador-Italy
After the narrow success against Venezuela, Italy is expected to play the second match of its American tour against Ecuador. On the eve of the match, Italy's coach Luciano Spalletti, to the official channels of the FIGC, in addition to confirming his intention to make several changes to the starting 11 compared to the previous challenge, wanted to send a clear message to his boys.
"I already have in mind the eleven to deploy. I expect another step, è a more difficult confrontation, they have quality, garra, rapidity, tenacity and technique. It will be an important test and I am curious to see that then we apply the things we talked about in the analysis of the Venezuela game. I like the spirit of the group, they are close to the correct behaviors that we need" began the coach of Italy.
From the match with Venezuela I take away a lot of things, the team tried first with one system and then with another often keeping the ball. It's clear that then we knew that they from a physical point of view would have this impact and at times they created difficulties for us, dirty play is definitely not one of our qualities. Then we committed some levity and that should not be committed" added the former Napoli coach.
"È he was perfect inside the field, he finalized and made backs. He's come in the defensive phase to take away some quarrels on set pieces. A great game: what è his qualityè inside the penalty area we knew, I almost è liked almost more everything else. Clearly, goals are crucial" concluded Luciano Spalletti about Mateo Retegui’s performance.
Italy (3-4-2-1): the likely eleven against Ecuador
Donnarumma; Darmian, Mancini, Bastoni; Bellanova, Barella, Jorginho, Dimarco; Pellegrini, Zaccagni; Raspadori.
