Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella spoke about the mood for the match against Ukraine in the final round of the Euro 2024 qualifying cycle, which will be held today in Leverkusen.
Nicolo Barella"Ukraine are a strong team, but we realise our potential. And we really want to defend the European title we have now. We deserve this title, but in order to get the opportunity to defend it, we first have to go through the test of the upcoming match. That's football and that's why we are ready to play.
Will we play for a draw? (Such a result for the Italian national team in the match with Ukraine will be enough to qualify for Euro 2024 - ed.). To be honest, I have never gone on the pitch thinking that my team will be satisfied with two results out of three possible. It's much easier to just go out on the pitch with the mood to win than to count something in your head and then find yourself in uncomfortable situations because of it. Therefore, let no one doubt: we will go into the match with Ukraine with the task to win," Barella said in an interview with Sky Sport.
