Italy, Luciano Spalletti applauds, “Now we can have fun.”

After qualification, you can start planning for the future.

Luciano Spalletti and his Italy are at Euro 2024, and now the Azzurri coach is framing the next steps for the national team that will be able to defend the title of reigning European champions in Germany. All this after a very painful 0-0 against Ukraine, on which the coach from Certaldo did not è hide.

"Clearly, because of the events of the recent past and because of the importance that this result brought with it for all our soccer, this match was loaded with tension,” Spalletti told 'Sky Sport'. We on the field did what we had to, in the last quarter of an hour then we suffered. And this was inevitable, physiological. Ukraine saw their strength doubled, they also had behind them the push of their whole country".

"We started in great apnea, then forò we were able to set up a very solid frame. This group è was very troubled, plusù in front of us was a great Ukraine. We have known many difficulties, but we have overcome them. Now we can have fun, also because we will have time to build this national team. And I too will have more knowledge&quot, added Spalletti.