Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella has admitted that conceding all three goals from set pieces against France was a red flag for his team.
The game at San Siro was won 3-1 by the French team, with Didier Deschamps’ team scoring all their goals from set pieces, which Barella believes is a bad sign and the team needs to deal with.
“Of course it was a difficult game because France are a great team, but we fought until the end,” Barella told Rai Sport.
“We conceded three goals from set pieces, which is a bad sign, but France showed they respect us and this is another step in the Nations League that started well.”
Conceding in this match means that the last six goals the team has conceded have all come from set pieces, and Barella said: “Of course it’s disappointing to lose like that, but we also had chances and could have done better.”
“Defeats always hurt, but you have to analyse Promotion ufabet how it happened. Don’t forget the terrible things we did last summer.”
Barella missed the first two sets of Nations League matches due to first surgery on his nose, then a muscular issue, so the 1-0 win in Belgium and this game were his first Italy appearances since the dismal EURO 2024 campaign.
“I see it as a positive Nations League, because the objective was to qualify and we did that. Finishing first would’ve been a bonus, but we did what we needed to,” insisted the Inter man.
Barella was also captain of the Azzurri this evening, as Gianluigi Donnarumma was rule out by a stomach bug.