Juventus centre-back: “The match against Argentina is the most important of all. Starting well is crucial”
What Italy will it be? “Offensive, we can say, but without losing balance”. Down the veil: in six days there will be Argentina (Monday 24 at 8 Italian time, live on Rai 1) and Cecilia Salvai tells us about the construction site in Auckland, where the Azzurri are preparing their first step in the World Cup. “The climate is good and above all, after a lot of work, we have a great desire to play – says the Juventus centre-back -, we are also trying something new on a tactical level, starting with the three-man approach which is starting to give us satisfaction” . Details. Those who want the field to transmit it all about her, especially for her who wanted the flight ladder to New Zealand more than anyone. In fact, the double crusader injury took away the joy of being there in France 2019 and at the gray English European Championship a summer ago. Two psychological boulders, which however did not seem to find a place on the intercontinental flight: “It may seem strange but I’m enjoying it without thinking too much about it – he smiles -, here we are in a fantastic place that is holding many surprises in store for us. And time flies, between training and the moments we spend together”. Social media document, net of the time zone. And the Italians, when they get up in the morning, open their smartphones and “experience” the Azzurri on the other side of the world: the meeting with the Italian community, the adrenaline-pumping atmosphere of All Blacks rugby breathed from the grandstand, glimpses of landscapes wonderful. But above all you work hard and follow the path that must lead a heterogeneous group to become a team.
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“Gama’s absence? Of course, initially she felt and it could not be otherwise due to Sara’s depth – explains Salvai with serenity -, but we also said to each other that what happened in Italy should remain in Italy. And so it was. As the days went by, the group rearranged itself, found new balances, with Girelli as captain and with many of the most experienced leaders. I still have to talk to the smaller ones, I just said something to Dragoni during the test with New Zealand. Beccari in training makes me enjoy when I mark him, I try to patch up the 11-year difference. They are smart and talented, little by little they will understand the privilege they are experiencing”. Also because Milena Bertolini didn’t bring them as a side dish: in addition to the two already mentioned, there is also Severini who turns 20 today (congratulations!) and blows out the candles where he probably never would have imagined he would be. By the way: on July 14 Cecilia celebrated her wedding anniversary with a bouquet of roses that her husband Marco from Italy had delivered to the hotel. Attention from a distance that gives strength, before diving into battle: “We have to think that the match against Argentina is the most important of all – she concludes, starting well is crucial. We are studying them on video, they are dangerous forwards but our offensive quality can suffer. And then there are great similarities with Colombia, which we faced in a friendly match. Indeed, it was lucky to play that game, so we understood “. Translated: Argentina does not pull its leg back in tackles, quite the contrary. Knowing that helps.
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