Three weeks ago, the squadra Azzurra opener, 23, had a historic victory at the end of the game against the Blues at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille.
Unfortunately, his penalty found the post and the Italians had to settle for a draw (13-13).
But, life being good, Garbisi and his team subsequently consoled themselves, by defeating Scotland 31-29 at the Olympic stadium in Rome on Saturday, for their first home victory in the Tournament since 2013. Paolo Garbisi confides on these emotions in an interview with AFP published this Friday.
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“We hadn't won since 2013 at home, there's nothing stronger than winning a match in front of your home crowd, especially in a sold-out stadium,” he said about success on the pitch. Scotland.
The victory in Wales (22-21 in March 2022, the last Italian victory in the Tournament until then) was strong, but winning at home is incredible, it's my strongest emotion in the Italian jersey .
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The Italian No. 10 also talks about the emotional torrent that has overwhelmed him in recent weeks, including the disappointment of the draw against the Blues.
“It was a tournament full of strong emotions,” he said.
Already, the context was particular, since in the middle of the Tournament, I changed clubs (moving from Montpellier to Toulon), it was not easy.
There was the match with my brother (Alessandro, starting scrum-half) against England, the victory against Scotland and of course, the penalty against France.
This had never happened to me, it will always remain, I think, in the back of my mind.
The disappointment was enormous, but you have to know how to accept it.
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“I should have hit the ball differently”
To perhaps exorcise this moment, the player details this unfortunate attempt.
“I always lean the ball to the left (on the tee) to prevent it from going too far to the right.
When he fell, as there was not much time left, I didn't lean him enough to the left.
I should have anticipated it and hit the ball differently.
It's a shame, a draw against France in France had never happened to us, but a victory would still have been better.
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The same mishap of the ball falling from its support was repeated against Scotland in Rome... “Against Scotland, the ball fell on my first penalty, I thought a little about France, but the context was completely different, it was not long after kick-off, testifies Garbisi.
I laughed about it, these are things that never happen to me and in the space of a few days, it happened to me twice..."
This Saturday (3:15 p.m.) Italy takes on Wales in Cardiff... “The Welsh will start at 3000 miles an hour, they will want to make us understand that we are not going to have fun,” predicts Garbise.
They still haven't won this year.
We will have to be super precise, super clean, we will have to be present from the start of the match.
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