Italy, Ventura: "A good result against Spain. We can be protagonists at the World Cup"

Italy, saved by an 82nd minute penalty by Daniele De Rossi to equalize, drew 1-1 against Spain. Coach Gianpiero Ventura commented after the match to the microphones of Rai: "We paid a bit from the tension of a few of the players, because it takes more personality. So when we put our anxieties aside, we came up with the chance to tie and also win the match. That's how the goal happened, there hadn't been any saves from Buffon. I think that it was a good result taking into account the Spain that showed up today and our ailments. But we gave a good response. Those left out today? We must divide the matches, we're playing two in 48 hours and it will wear us out. Spain? They're always favorites but I believe that the match tonight revealed several things: if we want to, we can, and we can do much more that tonight and we can even be protagonists in the World Cup. It's a result that is great for us because it allows us to reflect on ourselves." @ZekeTell