Italy, Di Lorenzo: “Happy with the performance. Well done to start again, it’s a new beginning for us”

Giovanni Di Lorenzodefender of Italy, analyzes thus to the microphones of the Rai the Nations League match won 1-0 against Belgium: “I’m happy with the performance, the most important thing is the result of the team. We started with this new cycle with the boys chosen by the coach and we are really happy with this new start” .

Is identity the most striking thing about this Italy?
“Yes, that’s right. What we want to do counts more than our opponents. The coach asks us to play, have fun and not have a fixed position on the pitch. The interchange doesn’t give the opponents points of reference and in this we are very good.”

Is the European Championship definitively behind us?
“In Germany it was a bad experience, but it’s part of the past. We did well to restart, enthusiasm is being created because you see a united team, a family and this is the most important thing.”

Great defensive performance on Lukaku?
“When you come up against these great players you have to try to limit them as much as possible and I think we have succeeded, this group wants to defend and attack all together. We have to stay attached to this thing.”

Is this eclecticism a value?
“As the coach says, now even the defenders must know how to play, there are no longer defined roles. We also have this freedom from behind, we like to go inside because we have quality players and dribblers. We try to put into the game the things that Let’s try in training.”