Danilo Sikan: "North Macedonia can take away not only strength but also points from the Italians"

Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine forward Danilo Sikan has revealed what he expects from the final match of the Euro 2024 qualifying cycle against Italy, which will take place on 20 November in Leverkusen.

"I think our national team is in top form now. We are preparing for a very important match with Italy. I believe that in the first match with the Italians, our team did very well, despite the fact that they lost. And now we have a rematch. At the same time, we are getting stronger every day.

Who can you single out in the Italian national team? Raspadori is very fast, always with the ball on his foot, a nasty attacker. And in general, the Italian national team itself is a very unpleasant team, it's very difficult to deal with them. All the players in this team are so biting, it's very difficult to play with them.

I believe that North Macedonia can take away not only strength but also points from the Italians (the Italy-North Macedonia match will take place on 17 November, three days before the Ukraine-Italy match - ed.) This is football, anything can happen. But in any case, only a victory will suit us," Sikan said in an interview with the Vzbirna YouTube channel.