"In place of Capuozzo there will be Tommaso Allan, a person who shouldn't be managed. He's a splendid player, Tommy has a lot of concreteness, he's precise and will give us a big hand back there. The group we've created goes beyond individualities ".
This was said by Italrugby captain Michele Lamaro in the press conference on the eve of the match against Wales for the fourth day of the Six Nations.
To those who ask him what changes in the preparation of the match he replied with a curt "nothing".
"We prepare for it like a normal match, we have our own process - explained Lamaro -. The perception around us changes. We know we have to raise the level to earn what we deserve".
Speaking of Wales, Lamaro underlined that "there will be more pressure, but it won't be a final", while he concluded by commenting on the strength of the blue group: "having played a lot together helps us, we know how to face the match together. It's something which allows us to stay down even by fifteen to twenty points and recover to be in touch with the match," said Lamaro.