It is an Italy that does not make calculations, that wants to continue to dream and make people dream, an Italy that, regardless of who will play, still wants to amaze.
Roberto Mancini is thinking of changing something against Wales on Sunday in Rome (Romanian HaTegan will referee), the first place in the group is up for grabs.
But woe to call the Other Italy the one who will take the field.
Some players can change but not the team spirit or the objectives, including the primacy of Vittorio Pozzo, 30 useful results in a row: the Azzurri returning from ten consecutive successes and moreover with a clean sheet, just one is missing.
But Giorgio Chiellini, who will not be there due to the discomfort of the flexor accused on Tuesday ("I'm fine, it's nothing serious") looks further: "We don't care about the records, we are interested in the European Championship. We have won the second round, now we want win the group because we intend to give continuity to our results. At that point, arriving first we would face one between Austria and Ukraine then we'll see. We are living this adventure with great happiness ".
In the blue clan the aim is to make it last as long as possible (and soon we will discuss the prizes that should remain on the same figures as five years ago) as Federico Chiesa suggests that on Sunday he could take over from Insigne from 1 ': "' Disappointed for Not having been a starter so far? It is always hoped to play but I accept the decisions of the coach, I really want to leave my mark - announced the Juventus player who has scored only once in 27 matches in the national team, in the 9-1 against Armenia two years ago - and I will be ready when the coach decides to employ me and wherever he puts me. For the coach we are all starters, all ready to play, there are not eleven starters but 26, everyone is important to reach the finish line ".
In the blue group no one hides anymore, they ride the wave and more and more confidence and conviction grow: "We are all right to dream. We are here to get to the end - remarked Chiesa -. To succeed we will have to overcome the strongest opponents. but we have reached such a point of maturity that we can play it with everyone, thanks to Mancini. No fear, just the desire to verify at what level we are ". It will not be easy for the coach to get his hands on a team that is working wonderfully, however a bit of turnover is inevitable, having already in his pocket the passage to the second round: therefore in the confirmed 4-3-3 so far proved to be productive Acerbi will replace Chiellini as he already was the other night and the young Bastoni could be ready to let Bonucci catch his breath,on the left, Emerson will alternate Spinazzola and Toloi could do the same with Di Lorenzo on the right, awaiting the recovery of Florenzi (even today the player worked separately).
The most awaited is Verratti, fresh from 50 'in a match yesterday with the Primavera della Cremonese and now recovered from the knee injury even if the physical condition cannot yet be 100%: Mancini will evaluate whether to use him to the left by moving the wild Locatelli to the right to the Barella's place, while the untouchable Jorginho should start again. Forward paws Belotti for Immobile, five goals in the last five matches, even if in today's exercises the coach has confirmed the usual trident Berardi-Immobile-Insigne.
However it is five changes, from the start or with relay races to mach in progress. "For sure - said Chiellini - there is the solid base created by the coach in this Italy, anyone who enters and plays knows how to integrate immediately well. With the postponement of the European Championship last year, the first thing I said is that in my opinion this team would have benefited from an extra year of work. And in fact many guys have arrived more mature ".
