The head coach of the Italian national team, Gennaro Gattuso, commented on the defeat by Norway in the last round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying stage.
Gennaro Gattuso«First of all, we should apologize to the fans. In the first half, the team looked well-organized and controlled the game, but the biggest disappointment is that in the second half we couldn’t maintain that level. Congratulations to Norway.
We need to take an example from the first half, where we showed a great game. After the break, we encountered serious problems: we lost the rhythm — initially the pressing worked, but then we started losing the ball often, allowing the opponent freedom, making mistakes in passes, which allowed Norway to get closer to our penalty area,» Gattuso’s words are quoted by RAI Sport.
