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Italy must do something extraordinary - Conte

The coach urged the Azzurri players to go above and beyond what is expected of them to make an impact at Euro 2016 after a bright first game

Antonio Conte says his Italy players must be prepared "to do something extraordinary" to succeed at Euro 2016, despite getting off to a winning start against Belgium.

Goals from Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle helped the Azzurri to maximum points in their first Group E fixture at Stade de Lyon on Monday.

Little was expected at the European Championship from an Italy side lacking the quality of their predecessors.