Roberto Mancini saw “a step forward compared to the Poland game,” even though Italy only held Portugal to a 0-0 Nations League draw.
“In football, scoring goals is an important detail,” the CT shrugged on Rai Sport.
“We dominated Portugal and then had a drop in tempo after 70 minutes, which is only to be expected, as we can’t play in their half for 90 minutes.
Roberto Mancini saw “a step forward compared to the Poland game,” even though Italy only held Portugal to a 0-0 Nations League draw.
“In football, scoring goals is an important detail,” the CT shrugged on Rai Sport.
“We dominated Portugal and then had a drop in tempo after 70 minutes, which is only to be expected, as we can’t play in their half for 90 minutes.
“It’s a step forward compared to the Poland game, as Portugal are clearly superior to Poland and we controlled the game throughout.
“We tried to play for a result and also give valuable experience to the younger players.”
Ciro Immobile was the only change from that last-gasp 1-0 win in Poland, and he did have two of the best scoring opportunities, but failed one-on-one with Rui Patricio.
“At times we should’ve changed the play better, as when he did get the ball, he created problems.”