Tommaso Baldanzi, attacking midfielder owned by Roma who scored a hat-trick in Italy’s Under-21 victory over their Norwegian counterparts, made some statements to The Sports Gazette: “I’m happy, we deserved the win and now we’re determined to qualify. It’s not luck, we worked well. I’ve only scored a hat-trick once, in 2021 with Empoli’s Primavera against SPAL. And I can’t forget the last goal before this, against Juve in my last match with Empoli. In fact, a bit of time has passed…”.
The 2003 talent from Roma continues: “I feel good, I did the full preparation”. About the competition with Gnonto for a place in attack, he denies: “He is the 10, I am the 11… For now, even if on the field we both play as ten”. And then a few words about Ricci, who grew up in Empoli like him: “He is doing very well and I am happy”.
Baldanzi concludes: thinking about the World Cup that will be in two years: “Objective for every Italian boy. There is time, I will continue to work hard and we will see what comes out of it. It is not true that in Italy there are no talents. Strong players are Ricci, Tonali, Frattesi…”. Nobody plays as an attacking midfielder: “A somewhat difficult role, not all teams use it. I have always played that role and I am happy to play it. Sometimes I manage to do it well…”.