Italy manager Roberto Mancini has talked about the teamโs loss to Spain in the semi-final of the UEFA Nations League at San Siro.
Spain went 1-0 up through Ferran Torres but soon after, Leonardo Bonucci was shown his second yellow card for an elbow on Sergio Busquets. Lorenzo Insigne did get a golden opportunity to make it 1-1, but Torres got his second towards the end of the half.
Substitute Lorenzo Pellegrini pulled one back late in the game, thanks to some excellent work from Federico Chiesa but the goal proved to be a consolation.
Mancini spoke to Rai Sport after the loss and said: โThis is how the matches are. Sometimes certain episodes affect them. The first half could have ended 1-1 easily. They play very well technically, but thatโs a disappointment. We should have stayed with eleven, we made a mistake that at these levels we shouldnโt have made.โ
He also talked about Bonucciโs sending off and stated: โI havenโt seen it but that doesnโt change anything. Leo had to be careful before when he was booked for protests. It was a good performance by the boys for what they did.โ
The defeat brought an end to Italyโs 37-game unbeaten run in international football and the streak had gone past Spainโs record and Brazilโs record.
