On a Debut, This is Sandro Tonalli’s Statement

DBasia.news –  Sandro Tonali made an emotional debut with the Italian national team, he was played in the second round, even though hr only appeared for 30 seconds. The 19-year-old player came off the bench in Italy’s 5-0 win over Liechtenstein in the 2020 European Cup qualifiers.

After the match, Tonali claimed to have been very impressed and proud to be given the opportunity to appear for the national team. According to him, playing for the national team is not something that can be obtained by all players. Not surprisingly, he felt rather nervous at first.

“It feels amazing, the first 30 seconds I felt emotional as this is an honor. Afterwards, I started to be able to control myself. Previously, the coach had asked us to be ready to appear if requested. It makes me feel confident about myself, “he said as quoted by Football Italia.

Since the beginning of his appearance, Tonali is said to be similar to the living legend of the Italian national team, Andrea Pirlo. In the game, he also felt there were similarities between the two of them in terms of the game. In fact, previously, the Lodi-born player felt more like Gennaro Gattuso.

“Maybe there is a little similarity to Pirlo. However, it seems that Gattuso is no less dominant. If I may choose, I really want to have a combination of strengths of all players. A little challenging. But now the system is different, so I must remain ready to play like anything, “he continued. Italy actually has made sure to qualify for the finals of Euro 2020 since last weekend. A 2-0 win over Greece at the Stadio Olimpico has made Gli Azurri’s points impossible to overtake by their rivals.