Goal.com · Sep 2, 2015
Conte: Italy must win, that's all there is to it
The Azzurri boss insists there is no room for failure in its upcoming Euro 2016 games and admits he is not sure if Andrea Pirlo and Marco Verratti can play together.
Antonio Conte has insisted that defeat is not an option for Italy in its Euro 2016 qualifying clashes with Malta and Bulgaria.
"We have to play well, we have to win and have a good game," he told reporters. "We value every game, these are three important points for a qualification that has not yet been obtained by any of the teams in our group."
The Azzurri are two points behind Group H leaders Croatia and just two ahead of Norway heading into Thursday's game agaisnt Malta before they face Bulgaria on Sunday.