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Italian Soccer Serie A supports the Italian National Team
Poland – Italy 
Italy Head Coach Roberto Mancini and the team completing their training on Friday 9 October 2020 at Coverciano before departing to Venice where they will be departing to Poland on Saturday. Italy playing the UEFA Nations League game Poland vs Italy, Matchday 3, on Sunday 11 October 2020 at the ENERGA Gdańsk in Gdansk, Poland at 20:45.
Midfielder Marco Verratti declared during the press conference, “Poland have some great individuals. It’ll be a tough game, but we know our own strengths and that we can cause them problems.”
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— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri) October 9, 2020
Italy with positive stats looking to extend their 18 game unbeaten. Verratti adding that “The unbeaten run gives us confidence, it’s not a weight on our shoulders. It’ll give us the push we need to continue down this road. Mancini has brought us a lot of enthusiasm. He’s done well to rebuild and get us playing well, and we’re feeling good too. Until now, we’ve been in great form. We need to continue on this path.”
As far as the situation surrounding COVID-19 is concerned, thousands of positive cases are emerging each day, some of which are of players: “It’s a tough time for us all, for us players and everybody else. We need to take care and make sacrifices. We’re lucky, because we get tested often and we know straight away if there’s a problem. We need to do our jobs well and bring a smile to the faces of fans that can’t be in the stadium. The pandemic forces us to take precautions, avoid parties, reduce the number of times we go out and think about our children. We need to be responsible; this is an appeal to young people to think about their families’ health.”
On rivalry for places in midfield: “It’s an important part of the pitch. I’m happy that we have so many good players. He was then asked about what it took for him to forget the Champions League final, to which he responded: “Winning the Euros would be a dream.” In the transfer window, which recently closed, two more Azzurri joined PSG, Alessandro Florenzi and Moise Kean: “I’m happy they joined. I’m really close with Alessandro and I’m happy to be playing with him. Moise needs to take another step to become an even stronger player.”
👉 POLAND VS. ITALY. The two nations have met 16 times: Azzurri are in the lead (6 eind, 7 draws and 3 defeats) and it is even away from home (2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats). The last meeting was in the Nations League; a Biraghi goal secured victory for the Azzurri in Chorzow. Italy have only played once in Gdansk: at the 2012 Euros, which they drew 1-1 with Spain in the groups.
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⚽️ UEFA Nations League: Result ITALY 1 – 1 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, Friday 4 September 2020
| UEFA Nations League Group 1 | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Italy |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
Poland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
Schedule
Friday 9 October
10:30 CEST – Training (behind closed doors)** at Coverciano
13:30 CEST – Media duties (player) in the auditorium at Coverciano
17:30 CEST – Travel from Florence to Venice
Saturday 10 October
10:45 CEST – Travel from Venice to Gdansk
11:00 CEST – POLAND training (open for the first 15 mins) at the Energa Arena in Gdansk
13:15 CEST – POLAND press conference at the Energa Arena in Gdansk
17:30 – ITALY press conference at the Energa Arena in Gdansk
18:00 CEST – ITALY training (open for the first 15 mins) at the Energa Arena in Gdansk
Sunday 11 October
20:45 CEST – POLAND VS. ITALY (UNL matchday 3) at the Energa Arena in Gdansk
Press conference following the game
Monday 12 October
11:00 CEST – Training (behind closed doors) in Gdansk
17:45 CEST – Travel from Gdansk to Bergamo
Tuesday 13 October
16:30 CEST – NETHERLANDS press conference*** at the Stadio di Bergamo
17:00 CEST – NETHERLANDS training (open for the first 15 mins) at the Stadio di Bergamo
17:30 CEST – ITALY press conference*** at the Stadio di Bergamo
18:00 CEST – ITALY TRAINING (open for the first 15 mins) at the Stadio di Bergamo
Wednesday 14 October
20:45 CEST – ITALY V NETHERLANDS (UNL matchday 4) at the Stadio di Bergamo
Press conference following the game
* images from the event will distributed by the FIGC after it has finished
** 15 minutes of images will be produced and distributed by the FIGC
*** access to the press room will be limited to a reduced number of media members, feeds are available on screens at the stadium.
UEFA Nations League
Group stage – League A – Group 1
Poland – Italy
Sunday 11 October 2020
ENERGA Gdańsk
Gdansk, Poland
20:45.
Referee: José María Sánchez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Iñigo Prieto Lopez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)
