Marcello Lippi analyzes: “Here is what surprised me in Mancini’s Italy…”

Interviewed by “Il Messaggero”, the former coach of Italy world champion, Marcello Lippi, spoke about the Euro 2020 final won by Italy against England at “Wembley”:

“I was surprised by the maturity and personality of the players. Only Italy was on the field, it deserved to win penalties. “England only thought of defending themselves, they were afraid.”, – said Lippi.

“Despite being against 90% of the fans, Italy has played a great match, always on the attack, forcing the English to defend. “I never thought it would end badly for the axurs, because they were calm, aggressive and clear.”