Italy manager Roberto Mancini expects a"typically British" Northern Ireland team to cause his side problems when they kick off their World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday, four months after their last game.
The Azzurri begin their bid to reach Qatar 2022 on a 22-match unbeaten run, but they haven’t played a match since a 2-0 win over Bosnia in November 2020.“It will be our first and most difficult game, coming after so many months,” Mancini told a news conference ahead of the match at Parma’s Ennio Tardini stadium.“Northern Ireland are a typically British team, strong on the counter-attack. We must not take risks as there will be limited spaces.
“It won’t be an easy game for many reasons. We’re facing a team diametrically opposed to us in terms of our characteristics. If they manage to block us off, they will be dangerous,” Chiellini said.
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