Italy boss Roberto Mancini has England Euro 2020 final fear

Euro 2020: PM praises England ahead of final

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Italy manager Roberto Mancini has admitted that his side are inferior to England in terms of physicality ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2020 final at Wembley. Italy are unbeaten in 32 matches under Mancini, but the former Manchester City boss knows his team face a difficult task against the home side tomorrow evening.

The Azzurri have been impressive on their way to reaching the final, just three years after they failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Mancini’s side have beaten Austria, Belgium and Spain in the knockout stages after winning all three of their group matches.

They showed their determination and solidity to beat Spain 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the semi-final and come into tomorrow’s final full of confidence.

However, Mancini is under no illusions about how tough Gareth Southgate’s side are.

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“I don’t think that England only have two very physical midfielders,” he said.

“They are a very physically capable side all across the pitch.

“They are stronger than us from that perspective, but you play football with the ball on the deck and we hope we can do a better job on that score and we hope that those will be important qualities in a match tomorrow night.

“Occasionally the smaller guy wins and that’s happened to us in the past and we hope it happens this time around but we need to give it absolutely everything.”

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