Malta Coach Pietro Ghedin assures his team “will defend our honour” against Italy in tomorrow’s Euro 2016 qualifier.
It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
“This is a great opportunity, both for me and for my team,” said the Italian tactician.
“We have never beaten the Azzurri, but I don’t believe in statistics. Anything is possible in football, as the sport has become global and it’s only right.
Malta Coach Pietro Ghedin assures his team “will defend our honour” against Italy in tomorrow’s Euro 2016 qualifier.
It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
“This is a great opportunity, both for me and for my team,” said the Italian tactician.
“We have never beaten the Azzurri, but I don’t believe in statistics. Anything is possible in football, as the sport has become global and it’s only right.
“Italy are a great team with excellent qualities, so we must be focused and will defend our honour.
“The Nazionale are always unpredictable and you can never relax against an Antonio Conte team. We are in good shape, trained well and are ready to see what happens.
“We are bottom of the group, but we aren’t beaten before even starting. We know the Italian ambitions, but we have ours too and they are to be respected.”