Giancarlo Antognonihead of the Italy Under 21 delegation, spoke to the microphones of Rai Sport at the end of the first half of the match between the Azzurrini and their peers from San Marino: “These guys are young and interesting, but they need to play more because they don’t get much playing time with their clubs. They need to be relaunched because they deserve it and they are the future of our football. Since there are only a few of them, let’s at least put them on the pitch”.
How do you feel about the second team project?
“The second teams are interesting initiatives, they allow you to gain experience. Savona? Juve has shown that they have interesting players who have allowed them to make transfers. Even Pisilli who is here with us played an exceptional match with Roma”.
What idea did you see about the senior national team?
“After the European Championship Spalletti will want to rebuild a young team in view of the 2026 World Cup. We hope he can also bring some of these”