Italy defender Federico Dimarco commented on the 1-1 draw with North Macedonia in the qualifying for Euro 2024:
"After our goal we stopped playing. And when you stop playing at this level, the opponent only needs a couple of opportunities so that you have to start everything from the beginning.
They needed a standard to get a point - they got it. Now we have to play against Ukraine the way real Italy should play and take maximum points. This is an important match for our future.
If we play the way we did in the first half, everything will be fine. Today we should not have made the mistakes we made in the second half. We must beat Ukraine," Dimarco said.