The manager said following his side's 2-1 loss to Spain that it was “better to lose tonight than in the final of the European Championship or World Cup”, a point that is hard to disagree with.
There were regrets. Captain Leonardo Bonucci picked up two yellow cards before half time, and AC Milan fans in the San Siro crowd booed their own goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma months after he left the club.With first-choice strikers Ciro Immobile and Andrea Belotti missing through injury, Mancini opted to deploy Federico Bernardeschi as a false nine.
Gavi became Spain’s youngest ever international aged 17 years and 62 days and put in an outstanding performance in midfield, while 18-year-old winger Yeremy Pino impressed from the bench and 21-year-old Ferran Torres scored twice. In defence, Bastoni appears to be the natural successor to Giorgio Chiellini and started ahead of him, but Italy’s continued reliance on their battle scarred 37-year-old was clear to see when he came on for the second half and kept the Spanish attack at bay.
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