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fratesi: france scored a goal 13 seconds into the game. i thought we were going to lose 0-6.

2024-09-07

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live broadcast on september 7th. after italy defeated france 3-1, italian midfielder fratesi accepted the post-match interview in the mixed zone.

he said: "i'm very happy now. when goals can help the team, it always means something extra. tonight is a night for us to start over. i think the defeat in the european cup was a psychological problem. we were under a lot of pressure, even in the locker room. everyone was exhausted. we performed well tonight. we didn't try too much, but what we did will stay with us. we are moving in the right direction."

on italy's restart

"we have always learned from our failures and i think the atmosphere has changed now. we are freer and calmer now and we have to continue with this spirit."

you hugged spalletti after scoring

"we all had a bad summer, but we reunited and shared the responsibility. it's not true to say '99% of the blame is spalletti and 1% is the players', because we the players were the ones who played. let's just say that the hug with spalletti was a hug that allowed us to start again together."

barkola scored for france after 13 seconds. what were you thinking?

"the game was going to end 6-0 now (laughs). jokes aside, we felt like we had to start doing what the coach asked us to do."

you were replaced early

"i just feel a little tired."

about spalletti

"he was very strong on the pitch. before the game, he described a game to us and that was exactly how we played it on the pitch afterwards. we did a good job finishing."