Rome, 22 Mar. (LaPresse) – ‘Could it be Maldini's turn tomorrow? Why not. He's shown that he's a top-level player. He just needs to play minutes in important matches to reach his maximum. We have two or three who can play there and he's one of them’. ‘So So’ said Italy's coach Luciano Spalletti at a press conference on the eve of the return leg of the Nations League quarter-finals against Germany. ’Will Gatti's centimetres be needed? Are Ricci-Rovella an alternative? In this scenario, the more centimetres you have, the better. These athletes are increasingly muscular, taller. Because then when you lower that one you are vulnerable in certain respects. Of footballers, if you make one mistake… But you can play in more ways and we have solutions for the future, to use those centimetres for these matches. Rovella and Ricci can play together, but tomorrow only one will play’, he added. As for the possibility of fielding Lucca and Kean together, he explained: ‘That's also possible, it's in the characteristics of our players. Considering the match, I think it's better to have one who acts as a link between the two sectors, we have several there and since we want to win it, if you then make them both play immediately then you don't have anyone to put under pressure during the match’.
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