"I'm happy for Verratti as captain and that he can represent Italy like this. On the center forward (ed. Retegui) it seems to me that qualifying for the European Championship shouldn't be about tryouts. Then he scored. Qualifying is important. We're missing two World Cups, let's hope we don't miss the European Championship as well since we are reigning champions".
Thus the Pescara coach Zdenek Zeman on the sidelines of the presentation of the match that the blue-and-whites will face tomorrow in Catanzaro.