Roberto Mancini surrenders to the Argentine national team: “He can win the World Cup” | VIDEO

The current level of the Argentina team makes many consider it as one of the candidates to be crowned champions of Qatar 2022. Roberto Mancini, coach of Italy, seems to think so too. In fact, the DT referred to the ‘Albiceleste’, a few days after his consecration in the Finalissima.

“I can say that we were a bit tired, but Argentina played a great game and, furthermore, they are full of great players, they deserved to win the Finalissima and I think they can win the World Cup”Mancini said this Tuesday, after the victory (2-1) over Hungary, for the UEFA Nations League.

On the other hand, Gianluigi Donnarumma was encouraged to talk about his teammates at PSG, such as Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes. “They are a show, they are very happy, they are phenomenal, they help me a lot, training with them is a privilege and they help me improve”, commented.

Alessandro Bastoni, meanwhile, confessed his admiration for Lionel Messi. “Messi is a spectacle to see, I already experienced him in a Barcelona-Inter, there he made me emotional, I am a fan of him. Sure in the World Cup, with Lautaro (Martínez) and Joaquín (Correa), I’m going to support Argentina”, he indicated.

Italy leads their series

Italy achieved a hopeful victory in its new cycle by defeating Hungary 2-1, this Tuesday in Cesena, with which it remains undefeated in the powerful group 3 of the first category of the UEFA Nations League, where it is also located as a solo leader.

Nicolo Barella (minute 30) and Lorenzo Pellegrini (44) put the Azzurra ahead in the first half. A goal against Gianluca Mancini allowed Hungary to shorten in the 61st but the score did not move.

This victory allows Italy to add 4 points after the first two days of Group A3, since last Saturday they had tied 1-1 in Bologna against Germany.

With information from AFP.