Italy-Switzerland, Mancini: “Jorginho penalty? Right to let him shoot”

Jorginho misses another penalty, Italy still draws with Switzerland and the Qatar 2022 World Cup are still to be won. “Jorginho is one of the penalty takers. If he felt like shooting, it is right that he kicked”, says coach Roberto Mancini after the wrong penalty by the Chelsea player, who was the protagonist of an error from the spot also in Basel in the first leg. “The first half was a bit painful and we struggled a bit. In the second half we did well, we missed the 2-1 goal but in the second half we kept them there”, adds Mancini to RaiSport. The decisive match against Northern Ireland in Belfast on Monday. “We start with an advantage that is not a little – emphasizes Mancini -. If we play a good game and score the goals we did not score tonight …”. “In the first half we went a little under the pace in managing the ball, in the second half we came back better and we could have done more. In Belfast we should have won anyway, it’s our mentality: we will not go there thinking about managing, but to win. and bring home the world championship “, the analysis. “There will be maximum commitment on the part of all the national teams – continues the 34-year-old from Viterbo -, for our part we simply have to go there and play our game. Without haste, with the right determination, tonight’s one: we took two shots on goal and on one we were not very bad. But that’s part of the game. “Last line on Jorginho’s mistake from 11 meters. “He is our penalty taker and will continue to be. Four months ago he took us to the final with the decisive penalty against Spain. We all make mistakes, we must look ahead: now we recover and from the group we are we are going to Belfast to take the world championship. “.