Italy defender commented on victory over Austria.

After an unmistakable passage of the group stage of the European Championship 2020, the Italian national team risked leaving this tournament after the end of the 1/8 final match against the national team of Austria, which Roberto Mancini's team managed to squeeze only in overtime (2: 1).

Italy - Austria 2: 1 Video goals and match review Roberto Mancini defender Leonardo Spinazzola, who was eventually recognized by experts as the best player of the match, commented on his team's performance in this game.

" We advanced to the next round in a rather stubborn struggle, during which we appeared as one.

Mancini told us to stay calm and be more precise on the last pass..

We kept our concentration until the last seconds, defended ourselves with the whole team, and now we are happy to celebrate the passage to the next stage.

We often manage to play well on defense, but as much as it was today, I don’t remember anything like that.. Austria is a fairly strong team in physical terms, so it was very difficult for us on horse balls. However, we played as a team, and this was a key factor in the ultimate success, "

In its next match in the tournament, Italy will play against the strongest team from the pair Belgium - Portugal.