Italy's draw with Macedonia complicates their path towards the playoffs, which still remains in their hands. For Ventura, the lack of fitness is to blame because of the lack of important players when he spoke to Sky Sport: "Considering our condition, it was a good first half without taking a shot on target and could have doubled the lead. The second half was not good because of a drop in fitness levels since certain players don't play enough at their clubs. Once our fitness levels drop, we lose the conviction to play. We can't think about just playing for 45 minutes."
"In football, you can't always win and the important thing is to find the anger that will help the players to get what deserve. If we keep talking about the fear of missing out on the World Cup, then it is obvious that it will come. I can't do anything about this, I can't comment on the comments of others."
