Luciano Spalletti reflected on Italy’s friendly draw with Turkey, the condition of Nicolo Barella and his final Euro 2024 squad considerations. The Azzurri are gearing up for their final friendly ahead of the European Championship in Germany, facing Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 9 . Their recent 0-0 friendly draw with Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey gave the coach and his staff some indications ahead of the upcoming tournament.
The pressure is on Spalletti and to perform well at Euro 2024 after the painful failure to qualify for the recent World Cup in Qatar. The Azzurri enter the tournament in Germany as defending champions, having lifted the trophy in Wembley Stadium back in 2021. Speaking in a press conference via , Spalletti first discussed his Italy squad’s 3-1 win over the U20 squad in the in-house friendly.
“In some parts it was good training, on the other hand they did things well and also created some problems for us. The match was played correctly to receive the information we wanted and to equalize the work with those I picked yesterday. “Now they will go home for a day and a half of recovery with the same workload.
There were some complications with Meret, a slightly tired muscle.” Spalletti was then asked if he was worried about Nicolo Barella following his minor injury scare and who could be cut from the squad for the European Championship. “I trust my doctors a lot and they told me that it’s almost certain he will make it, we are very confident for .
