Giaccherini: 'Italy have cojones'

By Football Italia staff

Emanuele Giaccherini used a colourful phrase to describe how Italy proved themselves with a 1-0 win over Sweden.

“We wanted to reach the Round of 16 with all our strength and few expected us to achieve it with a game to spare.

“This Italy side prove it has cojones,” Giaccherini told Sky Sport Italia.

“Today’s game was far more difficult compared to Belgium, as we knew Sweden would sit deep and refuse to give us any spaces. They made it hard for us to find width too.

“We felt rather nervous and anxious in the first half, as we felt the pressure of the occasion, but we did much better as time wore on and deserved the victory.”

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