"I am satisfied with this group but I would have been even if other teams had happened. The opponents are all strong enough, but you have to see after the European Championships. Often the coaches also change, we will evaluate them later." So the coach of Italy, Roberto Mancini, comments on the draw for the Nations League, which sees the blues in the group with Holland, Bosnia and Poland.
"In the meantime, however, we think of the European Championship - said the technician at RaiSport's microphones - then we will think of the Nations League, with the aim of winning it and making young people play which may be useful in the future".
Italy catches Holland, Bosnia and Poland - An Italy focused on the forthcoming European is already thinking about the Nations League, the UEFA tournament which will start again next September and has proposed today the draw of the groups in Amsterdam. Opponents named for the blues came out of the ballot box, who will be in group 1 with Holland, finalist of the first edition, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland. Roberto Mancini said he was satisfied with what the ballot boxes have reserved but has postponed any comment. "Satisfied with the draw? I would have been with other teams too. The opponents are all strong enough but you have to see after the European Championship - said the coach -. Often the coaches also change, we will evaluate them later. Now let's think about the European Championship ". Compared to the first edition, won by Portugal by Cristiano Ronaldo, 55 teams always participate in the Nations League 2020-21, in which there will be four groups of four in Leagues A, B and C, while League D will instead consist of two groups: one with four teams, one with three. Being Italy in the second bracket - with Spain, France and Belgium - among the possible opponents between the four seeded teams, it has avoided dangerous national teams such as England and Portugal itself and also Germany and Croatia, who were in the fourth bracket . The other groups in League A are made up of England, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland (group 2), Portugal, France, Sweden, Croatia (group 3) and Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine, Germany (group 4). It will begin to play in September, the final will be held in June 2021. Italy aims to play for it, the final, said Mancini, using the tournament to try out young people "who may be useful in the future". The eye is already in Qatar 2022, also because the result will affect the Fifa ranking and therefore the possibility of being seeded in the World Cup qualifying.