Calafiori fit for Italy: ‘I’ve spoken more with Gattuso than with my mother’

Calafiori fit for Italy: ‘I’ve spoken more with Gattuso than with my mother’ Italy international Riccardo Calafiori says he’s fit to play aginst Northern Ireland on Thursday Arsenal defender Calafiori held a press conference in Coverciano on Tuesday. Gennaro Gattuso said on Monday that Calafiori had suffered a little discomfort during Arsenal’s 2-0 loss against Manchester City in the EFL Cup Final. “I feel well, let’s see on the field today, but I’m fine.

In such a delicate moment, the key is to always live in the present, enjoy every single moment and focus on one game at a time,” Calafiori told the media, including Football Italia. Italy will face Northern Ireland in the World Cup play-off semifinal on Thursday, March 26, while the potential Final will be played away against Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, March 31. “Honestly, as I’ve always said, I prefer to just focus on ourselves; it’s not the moment to focus on the opponents; it depends more on us,” said the Arsenal defender.

“The game must be prepared just as a normal game. We know how important it is, but we must feel light. On set pieces, I feel that we must be very focused, especially defensively.

We know they can be dangerous in these situations. We can be dangerous too, but in today’s football, set pieces make a difference, and details are crucial. ” Northern Ireland are expected to rely mostly on dead balls and set pieces to hurt the Azzurri.