Leonardo Bonucci praises Bulgaria goalkeeper Georgi Georgiev and claims Italy showed the ‘right spirit.’
Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by Bulgaria in a World Cup Qualifier. It was Italy’s first game since the UEFA Euro 2020 Final at Wembley Stadium.
“It was a difficult game, we knew they would sit deep and defend well. We created the chances to win the game, but we were too inaccurate and hasty. We are sorry, we really wanted to celebrate with our fans,” Bonucci, who was awarded for his 100th appearance with the Azzurri, told Rai Sport.
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“We take a point home and we prepare Sunday’s game. We must win every match, but we played a good game. We didn’t concede a shot on target in the second half and their goalkeeper made some great saves. Now we must win in Switzerland.”
Italy are the Group C leaders with 10 points in four games. They face second-placed Switzerland in Basel on Sunday. The Azzurri’s next opponents have six points in the table, but with two games in hand.