After beating Sweden 1-0, Antonio Conte noted “who would’ve expected that after two games Italy would qualify for the Round of 16?”
Eder snatched a late goal to give Italy the victory over Sweden and qualification for the knockout phase.
“A difficult game, a rough one. We struggled in the first half, Sweden did well to get into spaces and reached the ball before we did.
After beating Sweden 1-0, Antonio Conte noted “who would’ve expected that after two games Italy would qualify for the Round of 16?”
Eder snatched a late goal to give Italy the victory over Sweden and qualification for the knockout phase.
“A difficult game, a rough one. We struggled in the first half, Sweden did well to get into spaces and reached the ball before we did.
“Even then, we allowed Sweden practically nothing. We created all the chances, hitting the woodwork and scoring the goal,” the Coach told Rai Sport.
“First of all, who would’ve expected that after two games Italy would qualify for the Round of 16? Let’s begin from that positive slant.
“I saw a little anxiety in the lads, especially in the first half, and that led to too many mistakes. The past is difficult to forget, especially a painful one like two years ago.
“The lads did well today to hold out and hurt Sweden when it was time to hurt them.”