Mancini turns the page after Italy's fall: “Better to lose today than in the final of the Eurocup or a World Cup”

Roberto Mancini , technical director of Italy , acknowledged this Wednesday its disappointment at losing to Spain in the semifinals of the Nations League and cut its streak of 37 games without defeats, but considered that it is better to fall now than “in the final of the Eurocup or a World Cup” .

“We knew that sooner or later defeat would come, better this night than in the final of the Eurocup or a World Cup “, said Roberto Mancini in the San Siro post-match press conference, finish 2-1 for Spain against Italy with a double from Ferran Torres.

Italy , current European champion and winner of four World Cups, saw their match complicate definitively when Leonardo Bonucci was sent off for a double warning on the verge of d Rest.

“Leo was naive and in these You cannot commit matches. Despite the fact that Spain is a great team and plays very well, we had our chances. It’s a shame because we could fight to the end “, he said.

” I think the red one conditioned the game, because until that moment they had more possession, but we had chances to score and draw. Then we had to be more careful not to receive the second goal on the brink of halftime, “he added.

The Italian coach also congratulated Spanish Pablo Martín Páez “Gavi”, who at the age of 17 became the youngest player in Spain to debut.

“He is very good at despite the age. It seems to me that Spanish players have extraordinary talents. They play football very well, “he said.