Even the blue door Laura Giuliani spoke to the official channels of the FIGC after the victory over Finland that allowed the Azzurre to conquer the first place in the group and the qualification for the next European Championship: “We were aware of what we could give, of our strengths and this evening (yesterday, Ed.) was the culmination of all the effort and sacrifices of these months. What we had around us today was magical, the fans are the 12th on the pitch for the energy and support they transmit to us. I also lack the words to thank all of them and the staff who lighten our load of the many things we have to do”.
Then there is room for a defense that has suffered very little on this journey towards the European Championship: “These two games have been the culmination of a rediscovered solidity, of a defensive attitude that sees us all protagonists also in building the action, in managing things, in closing spaces, in communication. With this defense I am calm and I have little to do”.