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Soccer:Italy didn't steal anything-Spalletti on penalty row

Episode not as clear cut as many make out says coach

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(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 23 - Italy didnd't steal anything and deserves to be in Euro 2024, coach Luciano Spalletti said on the controversy regarding Roma defensive midfielder Bryan Cristante and Chelsea left-winger Mykhailo Mudryk's alleged clash of legs for an alleged penalty that was not given during the goalless draw with Ukraine in Leverkusen Monday that qualified the Azzurri for next year's continental championship in Germany.
    "We did not steal anything, we did not only deserve it, but we over-deserved to qualify for the European Championship", said Spalletti, on the sidelines of the event "L'Europa di Domani" in Rome, responding to the attacks of the foreign media on the episode between Cristante and Mudryk not judged as a penalty.
    "If one goes and extrapolates that episode to come against us it's not right, without looking at the rest of the team's performance," he added.
    "The match was difficult because of the pressure it was under and that episode may have been dubious, but certainly not as clear-cut as many want to make it out to be. I'm sorry." (ANSA).
   

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