Italy coach Luciano Spalletti said he
was confident about Italy's World Cup qualification campaign
after his side exited the Nations League at the quarter-finals
stage, with Sunday's 3-3 draw with Germany in Dortmund
condemning them to a 5-4 aggregate defeat.
The Azzurri looked set for a drumming when they conceded three
goals in the first half, including an embarrassing score by
Jamal Musiala, who was able to tap the ball into an empty net
after Jamal Musiala took a quick corner while Italy goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma was off his line complaining about
something to the referee.
But Italy came back strongly in the second half, with Moise Kean
notching a double and Giacomo Raspadori scoring a penalty before
the clock put an end to their hopes of taking the tie to extra
time.
The defeat means that Italy will be in European World Cup
qualifying group A along with Norway, Israel, Estonia and
Moldova.
"We are serene," Spalletti said when asked about the World Cup
qualifiers.
"We know what to do and what to say".
Italy failed to qualify for the last two World Cups under
Spalletti's predecessors, Roberto Mancini and Gian Piero
Ventura.
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