Inter centre-back Francesco Acerbi said on Thursday that Spain "have always been the team with the most quality of all time" after their 2-1 Nations League semi-final defeat.
"They have always been the most technical and quality team of all time. We have to defend more together, give more. And yes, they deserved more. Maybe not in chances created, but we did less than we could have done," he told 'Rai' after the match.
"They played a high line, but we failed quite a lot," he added. For the Champions League finalist, Italy's problem is not tactical.
"It's not a matter of the style of play, you know the things you have to do, maybe they lacked a bit of sharpness, a bit of strength. They looked fresher having the ball all the time. Nothing to say to Spain and nothing to say to us, although technically we could have done a bit more," he said.
June 15, 2023