Bollini’s 20-man squad for first round of Euro qualifiers
08 November 2024
Sunday, October 13, 2024
A dramatic 4-3 defeat for the Under-19 National Team against Wales occurred in the second and final friendly, following the 3-3 draw played three days earlier in Ravenna.
"It was an undeserved defeat", said coach Alberto Bollini. "The team delivered an excellent performance, creating numerous scoring opportunities, but they were punished more than necessary due to some individual errors. My goal is to help each player grow within the group, which is why I told the boys to learn from these mistakes to improve. The training camp was excellent in terms of the work done and the behaviour of the players. In the matches, despite the many absences we faced (Vittorio Magni, Mattia Mannini, Mattia Mosconi, Federico Nardin, Lorenzo Riccio, Marco Romano, and Diego Sia), we achieved much less than we deserved given our effort and the amount of play produced".