Rome: Dino Zoff looks similar between Euro 2021 finalists Roberto Mancini and the Italian team attended by Glory World Cup in 1982, he told AFP.
The Azzurri will face England in the final at Wembley on Sunday, bid to win their second European Championship title and first since Zoff helped the team for victory in 1968.
His greatest moment came 14 years later, when he lifted the World Cup aged 40.
” I saw a number of things in common with 1982, “said a great goalkeeper to AFP.
“They are a very fast, crowded team, and it brings them a little closer to us at the World Cup at 82.” Italy is at a 33-match national record unbeaten, but requires punishment to override the impressive Spanish in the semi-finals.
This will be their third Euro final since 1968 after losing to France in 2000, when Zoff was a coach, and for Spain in 2012.
The victory would complete an extraordinary turnover, after Mancini took over their failure to qualify for the World Cup in 2018.
“Outside the player, I will say that everything comes from Mancini who knows how to make the right choice,” Zoff added, who Italian team in 2000 led France into injury before David Trezeguet’s gold goal.
“He brought a lot of confidence and confidence.
His team played very good football in a very different situation.” I really hope that it will start a cycle like Spain in the euro (win in 2008 and 2012) and the World Cup (2010) and the World Cup (2010).
“The World Cup is not far away.
I am confident …” For me, it was not a surprise to see Italy in the final.
I’m sure they will do it well.
“Standing up in the Italian trip in the final of the 10th main tournament they would become England, played in such a match for the first time in 55 years.
Gareth Southgate’s troops admitted for the first time in the last four against Denmark but struggled back to win 2-1 after extra time.
Zoff believes Italy can cause English problems even though their opponents enjoy the superiority of the house.
“English plays a good match with support from their home crowd,” he said.
“Well, they also played their game and was decided on a penalty.
But England did a little more and deserved to win.
“Italy, for sure, will have a big loss with the crowd of English.
This will be an away game.
But it can be done.
England offers more opportunities to play in midfield (from Spain), with more space.
“One thing Italy and Britain has a note that has historically badly in a penalty.
But England has won their last two, while Italy, who knocked England from Euro 2012 in Spot-Kicks, Spanish-edged, with Gianluigi Donnarumma made the determination of Alvaro Morata.
“It was clear that he had a great opportunity to become a big goalkeeper,” said Zoff Donarumma, who was without the club after leaving AC Milan and had Very related to Paris Saint-Germain.
“It will depend on him.
But the possibilities are very big.
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