The Azzurri wrapped-up their qualifying campaign in fine style and have been backed to carry that form into next summer <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ciro Immobile believes Italy have \u201ceverything it takes\u201d to do well at Euro 2020 after completing a flawless qualifying campaign with a 9-0 thrashing of Armenia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Immobile was among the scorers on a record-breaking night in Palermo, with seven different players scoring in one game for the Azzurri for the first time.<\/p>\n
It is also the first time Italy have won all of their games in a World Cup of European Championship campaign and their biggest victory since 1948.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After failing to even qualify the 2018 World Cup, Roberto Mancini\u2019s side have responded in perfect fashion and perhaps\u00a0played themselves into contention for next summer\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n
That is certainly the feeling of Lazio forward Immobile, who is confident his team can make waves at Euro 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very happy, we\u2019ve had a wonderful journey and the fans gave us a fantastic extra push. I hope they can do the same at the Euros,\u201d he told Rai Sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re curious to see who we get in the draw and will all be in front of the TV. We\u2019re a great group, we\u2019ve got the belief, the quality and everything it takes to do well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve proved we can do good things over the last two months and I hope that we can win something next summer. This team deserves it and I thank the coach for giving me the opportunity to play with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Federico Chiesa, who scored his first international goal in the rout, praised Mancini for the positive impact he has had on the side since taking charge 18 months ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe enjoy it on the pitch during a match, we enjoy ourselves in training, and it\u2019s a pleasure to be here. Coach Roberto Mancini drilled that enthusiasm into us from the first day, he told us we are a strong national team and we\u2019re proving it on the field,” he told\u00a0Rai Sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe coach asked me to play like this, to move constantly, be positive, attack the space and be open to receive passes. I just do what the coach asks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI quite rightly feel good, especially after my first goal! I still have a lot to do in order to earn my place at the European Championships.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mancini was effusive in his praise of his players and is optimistic for the future, though he was keen to stress that their perfect qualifying campaign will mean little if they fail to perform next summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a lovely evening, the last game in qualifying and we did it well. You don\u2019t score nine goals in an international match nowadays, we gave our all to achieve that,\u201d the former Manchester City boss told Rai Sport. \u201cThe records only count when we have won silverware.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are all young lads who are improving game by game. Playing at international level brings experience, they\u2019ve got the quality, it\u2019s just a matter of time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens at Euro 2020. We\u2019d never won all 10 games in a qualifying group, we\u2019ve got six months to prepare for the championship and unfortunately I will have to leave some behind, as I can only bring 23 players.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can continue like this, that would be great!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n