Italy, De Rossi: "Gagliardini is destined to become fundamental to Italy. Roma? No regrets"

Daniele De Rossi spoke ahead of Italy's match against the Netherlands. The Roma midfielder spoke about a variety of topics including his decision to remain with Roma for his entire career: "I get a sensation from this group which tells me that there are youngsters here destined to stay in the national team for many years. Donnarumma? He guarantees quality just like Verratti, Belotti, and Immobile. I believe that Gagliardini is destined to become fundamental to Italy. From the first time I saw him play, I realized that he had something different relative to other players. I am sorry to have not won with Roma, but I was aware that remaining would mean winning less. However, I have no regrets; I made the decision with my heart." De Rossi concluded by giving an overall assessment of this Italy team's future: "It would not be wise to compare this to the 2006 Italy team. I can say that the team reminds me more of Conte's Italy."