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The Azzurri trained at Coverciano on Monday morning<\/a>, before taking a private flight to Bosnia. Later today, coach Gennaro Gattuso and captain Gigio Donnarumma will preview the Final during a pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n The Azzurri beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in Bergamo last week with goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean in the second half.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving overcome that obstacle with a shy first half and a second half in which we found ourselves again was psychologically very important,\u201d Capello told Gazzetta.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt certainly helped the players understand our real value, and I believe that Gattuso, ahead of the match with Bosnia, will also work on this.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Azzurri were not let down by a mediocre first-half performance in Bergamo last week and, after the break, created several goal-scoring opportunities, securing a deserved victory.<\/p>\n Capello examined the positives and negatives of the latest Azzurri performance.<\/p>\n \u201cStarting with the negatives, I\u2019d say the usual flaws we often see in Italian football. Sideway passing, slowness, little vertical play and a lack of personality when in possession,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAs for the positives, the reaction was important, and I also liked the introduction of Pio Esposito, who brought a certain balance. All three attacking options are good, but Retegui and Kean are a bit too similar. Pio, on the other hand, especially in key moments, has that strength and aerial ability that can become fundamental, along with excellent vision.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Capello: \u2018Italy have good defenders, but\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n The Azzurri will likely face a hostile environment, but Capello is more worried about what might happen on the pitch.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m concerned about corner kicks and free kicks, particularly how we\u2019ll defend inside the penalty area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n epa10494184 Former Italian soccer coach Fabio Capello arrives for the The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony in Paris, France, 27 February 2023. EPA-EFE\/YOAN VALAT<\/p>\n \u201cWe have very good defenders with the ball at their feet, but they are less suited to marking. Bosnia relies heavily on this, and just on Thursday night, Dzeko managed to get the better of players strong in the air, like those from Wales. We\u2019ll be facing a national team with quality and personality, starting with that 18-year-old who took the last penalty, Alajbegovic.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n Surely, the ex-Italian tactician will follow the match with the same passion he had as a coach: \u201cI suffer for the national team. I suffer too much\u2026I scream,\u201d he said. Just as an ordinary fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Milan, Roma and Juventus coach Fabio Capello saw the \u2018usual flows\u2019 of Italian football in the Azzurri\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,1011,215,693,143,1013,5,175,144,431,1012,688,82,611],"class_list":{"0":"post-1066","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-italy","8":"tag-bosnia-and-herzegovina","9":"tag-capello","10":"tag-dzeko","11":"tag-francesco-pio-esposito","12":"tag-gennaro-gattuso","13":"tag-italian-football","14":"tag-italy","15":"tag-milan","16":"tag-moise-kean","17":"tag-northern-ireland","18":"tag-positives-and-negatives","19":"tag-retegui","20":"tag-sandro-tonali","21":"tag-the-azzurri"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/535c5e529d1e247a2447be95ab96528f.jpeg\"\/)
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