Italy coach Luciano Spalletti
complained of being hit by "poison" in the media after his side
drew 1-1 with Croatia on Monday to finish second in Euro 2024
Group B and progress to the last 16 thanks to substitute Mattia
Zaccagni's fine strike in the 98th minute.
"I already have plenty of poison in me and when they don't give
it to me, I inject it myself," said Spalletti after the reigning
champions made sure of a clash with Switzerland in the knock-out
stage of the competition.
"The qualification is deserved, you (in the media) said it was
the group of death.
"It was very difficult to qualify and Croatia are used to this
type of tension.
"We still need to work on a few aspects because there are things
that happen in our matches which are illogical.
"Nevertheless, we've deservedly progressed.
"Our players have quality, but there are moments when they make
really banal mistakes
"Our potential is better than what we showed this evening. We
need more courage".
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